California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 22km SSE of Lopez Point, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 22km SSE of Lopez Point, CA on Sun, Sep 5, 2021, 4:48 PM PDT (23:48 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18km NW of San Simeon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-09-05 23:48:40 UTC
Depth
11.7 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.850° N, 121.445° 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, 1.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.10
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
184°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
20

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.216km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.08km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.015km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1847 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  10. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 29
  11. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1843 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1842 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.913km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  24. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.611km WSW of Templeton, CA · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.67km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.96km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.18km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1831 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  30. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 2.86km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  32. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  33. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 1.814km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1828 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  38. 3.714km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 531
  39. 1.517km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1825 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  40. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.46km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
  42. 1.814km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 1.914km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1824 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1823 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.78km SW of Atascadero, CA · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.76km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  50. 1.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1816 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  52. 1.610km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.124km NE of King City, CA · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.011km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 1.615km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 2.26km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.27km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1810 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.913km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1854 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 2.311km WSW of Morro Bay, CA · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1858 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.711km WSW of Templeton, CA · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 4.06km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 265 · tsunami flag
  7. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CA · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.74km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.88km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CA · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  11. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.11km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.827km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 1.722km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.931km WNW of San Simeon, CA · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73620711. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:25 PM UTC.