M1.5 earthquake 16km NNE of Lopez Point, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, May 19, 2021, 1:13 AM PDT

UTC

2021-05-19 08:13:33 UTC

Depth

13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.149° N, 121.498° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.33

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

170°

Stations used

19

• Greenfield, CaliforniaPopulation 17,184. Forecast30 kmSW
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast60 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast377 kmNW

After

1. 2.18km E of San Ardo, CAThu, May 20, 11:03 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
2. 2.03km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CAFri, May 21, 12:54 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
3. 1.923km S of South Dos Palos, CAFri, May 21, 10:47 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 21, 11:01 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
5. 1.96km SW of Gilroy, CAMon, May 24, 2:31 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
6. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 24, 12:44 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
7. 2.46km SW of Gilroy, CATue, May 25, 11:55 AM PDT · 1957 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
8. 1.811km NE of San Simeon, CATue, May 25, 7:41 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
9. 1.67km NE of Ridgemark, CATue, May 25, 10:07 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CATue, May 25, 11:14 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
11. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, May 26, 4:46 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
12. 2.322km SW of Los Banos, CAThu, May 27, 7:01 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
13. 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 28, 12:07 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
14. 3.014km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, May 28, 5:48 AM PDT · 1954 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 11
15. 1.88km ENE of Pinnacles, CASat, May 29, 4:12 AM PDT · 1953 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
16. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CASat, May 29, 5:08 AM PDT · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
17. 2.19km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 30, 2:58 AM PDT · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
18. 1.522km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, May 30, 4:29 AM PDT · 1952 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.923km NE of San Ardo, CASun, May 30, 2:10 PM PDT · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
20. 1.814km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, May 31, 4:04 AM PDT · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
21. 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, May 31, 8:45 AM PDT · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
22. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CATue, Jun 1, 4:22 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
23. 1.612km SSE of Cambria, CATue, Jun 1, 6:16 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
24. 3.63km NE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 2, 9:34 PM PDT · 1949 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 115
25. 1.69km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Jun 2, 11:55 PM PDT · 1949 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
26. 1.611km W of Templeton, CAFri, Jun 4, 5:52 AM PDT · 1947 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
27. 1.524km NW of New Idria, CASat, Jun 5, 3:08 AM PDT · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
28. 2.46km WNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Jun 7, 12:54 PM PDT · 1944 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
29. 2.25km WNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Jun 7, 1:02 PM PDT · 1944 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
30. 2.56km SW of Gilroy, CATue, Jun 8, 3:03 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 38
31. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jun 8, 4:26 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · -1 km deep · 54 km away
32. 1.814km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Jun 8, 4:27 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
33. 2.412km NNE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jun 8, 6:31 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
34. 2.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 9, 6:38 PM PDT · 1942 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
35. 1.72km E of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 9, 6:39 PM PDT · 1942 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
36. 1.810km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jun 10, 1:11 PM PDT · 1941 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
37. 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CAThu, Jun 10, 3:00 PM PDT · 1941 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
38. 2.02km NE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jun 10, 8:02 PM PDT · 1941 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
39. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Jun 11, 1:08 AM PDT · 1941 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
40. 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jun 11, 3:39 AM PDT · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
41. 3.34km NNW of Aromas, CAFri, Jun 11, 3:45 AM PDT · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 489
42. 2.34km NNW of Aromas, CAFri, Jun 11, 4:23 AM PDT · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 12
43. 2.112km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jun 11, 12:13 PM PDT · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
44. 1.615km SW of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Jun 11, 5:21 PM PDT · 1940 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
45. 2.26km NNE of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Jun 11, 8:48 PM PDT · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
46. 1.93km NE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 12, 9:35 AM PDT · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
47. 2.519km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 12, 10:16 AM PDT · 1939 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
48. 1.65km NNE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 12, 10:37 AM PDT · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
49. 1.64km NNE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 12, 11:31 AM PDT · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
50. 1.83km NE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 12, 12:01 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
51. 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 12, 2:00 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
52. 1.82km N of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 12, 2:26 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
53. 1.810km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 12, 5:44 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
54. 2.412km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 12, 6:12 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
55. 1.610km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Jun 14, 12:24 AM PDT · 1938 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
56. 2.02km N of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jun 14, 11:16 PM PDT · 1937 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
57. 2.011km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Jun 15, 7:56 AM PDT · 1936 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
58. 1.911km ENE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jun 15, 10:46 AM PDT · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
59. 3.013km SSE of Tres Pinos, CATue, Jun 15, 4:07 PM PDT · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 6
60. 2.63km SW of San Juan Bautista, CAWed, Jun 16, 12:48 AM PDT · 1936 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 121.

Before

1. 2.04km N of Pinnacles, CATue, May 18, 7:31 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
2. 1.611km SW of King City, CATue, May 18, 1:47 AM PDT · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
3. 1.64km S of San Juan Bautista, CAMon, May 17, 4:33 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.811km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 17, 3:58 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
5. 1.816km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, May 17, 1:57 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
6. 2.16km SW of San Ardo, CASun, May 16, 9:21 PM PDT · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
7. 1.715km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, May 16, 4:59 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.512km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, May 15, 10:41 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
9. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, May 15, 8:54 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
10. 1.63km NNE of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 14, 3:15 PM PDT · 1968 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
11. 1.94km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 14, 11:25 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
12. 1.915km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, May 13, 12:01 PM PDT · 1969 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
13. 2.09km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAWed, May 12, 4:41 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
14. 1.55km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, May 11, 6:34 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
15. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 9, 8:33 PM PDT · 1973 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
16. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, May 8, 9:51 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.715km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, May 8, 12:48 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
18. 1.85km ESE of Interlaken, CAFri, May 7, 1:29 PM PDT · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
19. 1.86km N of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 7, 11:04 AM PDT · 1975 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
20. 2.522km ENE of San Ardo, CAFri, May 7, 12:27 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73564545. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:12 PM UTC.