California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3km E of Lopez Point, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3km E of Lopez Point, CA on Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 6:44 AM PST (14:44 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 22km SSE of Lopez Point, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-02-27 14:44:38 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.018° N, 121.529° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
225°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 10
  2. 3.022km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  3. 3.222km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.111km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2044 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 2.58km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.621km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.112 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.211km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.03km N of Ridgemark, CA · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.611km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.616km ESE of Point Sur, CA · 2034 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  21. 1.510km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  22. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.48km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.622km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 2.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2030 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.44km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  28. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  29. 1.514km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 1.624km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 1.66km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.36km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 12
  38. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.79km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.74km NW of New Idria, CA · 2025 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.711km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2023 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  43. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2023 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.75km WSW of Hollister, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2022 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  47. 1.612km ENE of Cambria, CA · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 1.78km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  50. 2.88km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 15
  51. 1.98km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  52. 1.811km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  54. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  55. 2.123km NE of King City, CA · 2015 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.93km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.519km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2014 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.52km SE of San Ardo, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  59. 3.36km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 152
  60. 1.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.57km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.611km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2047 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.99km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 6
  4. 1.517km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2048 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.22km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2048 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2048 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.78km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.116km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2049 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.816km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2049 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.515km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2049 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2049 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 2.014km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.622km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2050 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.57km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.72km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2051 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.01km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.919km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73528906. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:46 PM UTC.