California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 10km ESE of Lopez Point, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 10km ESE of Lopez Point, CA on Sun, Dec 26, 2021, 11:33 AM PST (19:33 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-12-26 19:33:34 UTC
Depth
12.5 km (7.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.000° N, 121.464° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 1.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
172°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.016km N of New Idria, CA · 1741 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 2.74km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.623km WNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.93km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.05km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 2.19km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1737 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.013km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1737 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.31km W of Parkfield, CA · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 34
  9. 2.212km W of Templeton, CA · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.122km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1736 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1736 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.513km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.619km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1734 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 2.26km W of Templeton, CA · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.110km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  17. 1.74km W of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.121km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.55km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1729 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.72km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.422km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.62km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1725 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  24. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1725 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.112km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  26. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1721 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  27. 2.02km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.924km E of San Ardo, CA · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 2.38km W of Templeton, CA · 1720 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 9
  30. 2.217km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.65km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1718 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.67km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1716 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 1.55km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1715 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.212km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 1714 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
  37. 3.114km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1714 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 10
  38. 2.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1714 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.914km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1714 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 2.011km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.67km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.82km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1711 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  45. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.730km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1707 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 2.06km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1707 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1707 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  49. 1.616km NW of New Idria, CA · 1707 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.911km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.822km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  52. 1.910km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 2.18km WSW of Morro Bay, CA · 1706 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  54. 1.93km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1705 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1705 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
  56. 2.84km SE of Aromas, CA · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 32
  57. 2.512km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 1705 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.512km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 1704 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  59. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1704 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1702 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 23
  3. 1.912km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.211km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  7. 1.79km WSW of Atascadero, CA · 1745 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.718km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1746 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.91km E of Hollister, CA · 1747 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.612km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 2.24km WSW of Paso Robles, CA · 1748 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 10
  13. 1.712km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.77km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.521km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 1.63km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.95km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.05km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.42km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1754 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.614km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73668646. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:46 PM UTC.