California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 38km SSW of Lopez Point, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 38km SSW of Lopez Point, CA on Sat, Apr 10, 2021, 2:22 PM PDT (21:22 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 22km NE of San Lucas, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-04-10 21:22:15 UTC
Depth
16.5 km (10.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.695° N, 121.686° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
240°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76km SW of San Ardo, CA · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.78km ESE of Greenfield, CA · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.912km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 2.522km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.523km NE of King City, CA · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 2.411km S of Cambria, CA · 1986 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 1.613km W of San Ardo, CA · 1985 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 1.62km WSW of King City, CA · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.122km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.86km SW of San Ardo, CA · 1980 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.522km SW of New Idria, CA · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.16km SW of San Ardo, CA · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 1.611km SW of King City, CA · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.516km NNE of Lopez Point, CA · 1963 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.18km E of San Ardo, CA · 1962 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.811km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 1.923km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1950 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.612km SSE of Cambria, CA · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.611km W of Templeton, CA · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.46km WNW of San Simeon, CA · 1944 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 2.25km WNW of San Simeon, CA · 1944 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away

Before

  1. 2.533km S of Lopez Point, CA · 2002 days ago · 17 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.88km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.213km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.88km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 2008 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.77km SSW of Atascadero, CA · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.613km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.52km SE of San Ardo, CA · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.93km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 2013 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.123km NE of King City, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.612km ENE of Cambria, CA · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.624km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73547740. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC.