California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 7km NW of Lemoore, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 7km NW of Lemoore, CA on Thu, Sep 30, 2021, 9:31 PM PDT (04:31 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7km NE of Coalinga, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-10-01 04:31:02 UTC
Depth
19.0 km (11.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.348° N, 119.834° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.8 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.99km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 1823 days ago · 29 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1816 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.124km NE of King City, CA · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.313km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1813 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 24
  10. 1.96km SSW of Huron, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.413km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.720km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1811 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.912km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1809 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.713km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.15km NE of New Idria, CA · 1806 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 2.15km N of Stratford, CA · 1802 days ago · 22 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 2.24km ESE of Cholame, CA · 1801 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.822km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1801 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 2.79km ENE of East Orosi, CA · 1801 days ago · 27 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  21. 1.68km SSE of Huron, CA · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 2.222km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 1.60km ENE of Kettleman City, CA · 1789 days ago · -1 km deep · 39 km away
  24. 3.27km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1784 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 12
  25. 1.622km WNW of Buttonwillow, CA · 1783 days ago · 28 km deep · 99 km away
  26. 1.725km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1781 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1777 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.716km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1775 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 1.810km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.512km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.814km ESE of Porterville, CA · 1775 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 1.824km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.77km W of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 1772 days ago · 25 km deep · 95 km away

Before

  1. 1.510km SE of Avenal, CA · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.66km WSW of Kettleman City, CA · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  4. 2.810km W of Avenal, CA · 1834 days ago · 16 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.910km W of Avenal, CA · 1834 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  12. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 29
  14. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
  15. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73631681. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:21 PM UTC.