California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 3km ENE of Lopez Point, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 3km ENE of Lopez Point, CA on Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 1:10 PM PDT (20:10 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-08-21 20:10:39 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.028° N, 121.532° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
180°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 97 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.96km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1870 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 1.817km N of New Idria, CA · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.65km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.619km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.931km WNW of San Simeon, CA · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.722km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.827km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 30 km away
  12. 2.11km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1864 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1862 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CA · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.88km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.74km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CA · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  19. 1.73km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  20. 4.06km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 265 · tsunami flag
  21. 1.711km WSW of Templeton, CA · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 2.311km WSW of Morro Bay, CA · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.913km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1855 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  27. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  29. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.216km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  32. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 2.08km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  34. 2.015km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  36. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 29
  37. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  38. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  40. 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1844 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  45. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.913km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  47. 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  48. 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 3.212km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1838 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 500
  50. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 1.611km WSW of Templeton, CA · 1836 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.67km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.96km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.18km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.612km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1832 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  58. 2.812km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 123
  59. 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  60. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 97.

Before

  1. 3.15km S of Ridgemark, CA · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 17
  2. 1.82km ENE of Cayucos, CA · 1872 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.97km NNE of Greenfield, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.419km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  5. 2.99km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 8
  6. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.92km WNW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 2.113km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 2.04km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.69km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 5
  12. 2.210km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1878 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.510km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1878 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.55km SE of Aromas, CA · 1879 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.96km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  17. 1.923km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1881 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.95km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.720km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1882 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73613021. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.