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M1.9 earthquake 3km SE of Lopez Point, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3km SE of Lopez Point, CA on Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 3:08 AM PDT (10:08 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 6km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-03-30 10:08:37 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.003° N, 121.540° 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, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
180°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.519km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.52km SE of San Ardo, CA · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.36km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 152
  4. 1.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.96km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.66km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.324km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.412km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.613km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 31
  13. 1.95km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 1.77km SSW of Atascadero, CA · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.25km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.88km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 2009 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.213km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 1.88km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  20. 2.16km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  24. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.83km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  27. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  29. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.77km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.923km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2003 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.533km S of Lopez Point, CA · 2002 days ago · 17 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 2.138km SSW of Lopez Point, CA · 2002 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.76km SW of San Ardo, CA · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 1.78km ESE of Greenfield, CA · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.715km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2000 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 2.15km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  38. 2.19km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 1.615km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 2.15km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 2.45km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  42. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1998 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1998 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 1.617km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1996 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.39km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1995 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.26km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1993 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  47. 3.03km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1992 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 80
  48. 1.87km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1991 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
  49. 1.912km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 1.814km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1989 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 2.211km NE of New Idria, CA · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 1.98km WNW of Del Monte Forest, CA · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 80 km away
  53. 2.522km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.39km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 2.89km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 22
  56. 1.523km NE of King City, CA · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  57. 1.97km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.411km S of Cambria, CA · 1986 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 2.812km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 2.123km NE of King City, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.811km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.98km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.88km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 15
  7. 1.78km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2020 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.612km ENE of Cambria, CA · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.75km WSW of Hollister, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.711km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 1.74km NW of New Idria, CA · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 1.79km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  19. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 12
  20. 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73541671. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:27 PM UTC.