M2.1 earthquake 12km WNW of Midpines, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Apr 29, 2021, 7:27 PM PDT

UTC

2021-04-30 02:27:28 UTC

Depth

26.4 km (16.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.574° N, 120.051° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

115°

Stations used

10

• Midpines, CaliforniaPopulation 1,204. Forecast12 kmWNW
• Merced, CaliforniaPopulation 82,436. Forecast49 kmNE
• Modesto, CaliforniaPopulation 211,266. Forecast84 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast424 kmNNW

After

1. 1.530km NE of Oakhurst, CASun, May 2, 1:43 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away
2. 1.630km NE of Oakhurst, CASun, May 2, 6:26 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.630km NE of Oakhurst, CASun, May 2, 3:20 PM PDT · 1981 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.830km NE of Oakhurst, CASun, May 2, 10:14 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.630km NE of Oakhurst, CAMon, May 3, 3:09 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
6. 1.730km NE of Oakhurst, CAMon, May 3, 4:28 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
7. 1.630km NE of Oakhurst, CAMon, May 3, 5:09 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
8. 1.629km ENE of Oakhurst, CAMon, May 3, 7:58 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
9. 2.630km NE of Oakhurst, CAMon, May 3, 2:52 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 5
10. 1.930km NE of Oakhurst, CAMon, May 3, 9:48 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
11. 1.730km NE of Oakhurst, CATue, May 4, 2:16 PM PDT · 1979 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
12. 1.614km SW of Bootjack, CAWed, May 5, 2:49 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 27 km deep · 25 km away
13. 1.729km NE of Oakhurst, CAWed, May 5, 1:22 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
14. 1.913km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAFri, May 7, 5:58 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
15. 1.712km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAFri, May 7, 5:59 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
16. 2.420km WNW of Yosemite Lakes, CASat, May 8, 11:34 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 20 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
17. 2.06km NE of Oakhurst, CATue, May 11, 2:11 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 42 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.48km ENE of North Fork, CAFri, May 14, 8:47 PM PDT · 1968 days ago · 32 km deep · 65 km away
19. 2.221km SSW of Mariposa, CASun, May 16, 4:37 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 25 km deep · 31 km away
20. 1.88km S of Los Banos, CASun, May 16, 8:10 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
21. 1.94km N of Shaver Lake, CASun, May 16, 9:01 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 32 km deep · 81 km away
22. 2.06km SW of North Fork, CATue, May 18, 9:18 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 33 km deep · 60 km away
23. 1.86km NNW of Ahwahnee, CAThu, May 20, 3:12 AM PDT · 1963 days ago · 24 km deep · 32 km away
24. 1.720km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAFri, May 21, 8:17 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
25. 1.82km E of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, May 23, 7:21 AM PDT · 1960 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
26. 1.723km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAThu, May 27, 12:00 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 23 km deep · 62 km away
27. 2.77km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, May 27, 8:40 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
28. 1.923km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAThu, Jun 3, 3:59 PM PDT · 1949 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
29. 1.529km NE of Oakhurst, CAFri, Jun 4, 9:20 AM PDT · 1948 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
30. 1.529km NE of Oakhurst, CAFri, Jun 4, 5:12 PM PDT · 1948 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
31. 2.129km ENE of Oakhurst, CASat, Jun 5, 11:08 AM PDT · 1947 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
32. 1.621km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAThu, Jun 10, 1:21 PM PDT · 1942 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
33. 1.91km SW of Mariposa, CAFri, Jun 11, 6:35 PM PDT · 1941 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
34. 1.919km SE of Yosemite Valley, CASun, Jun 13, 10:09 AM PDT · 1939 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
35. 2.118km SSW of Mariposa, CAMon, Jun 14, 3:16 AM PDT · 1938 days ago · 19 km deep · 27 km away

Before

1. 2.12km WNW of Newman, CAMon, Apr 26, 6:44 PM PDT · 1987 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
2. 2.121km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAMon, Apr 26, 1:27 AM PDT · 1987 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.521km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAFri, Apr 23, 9:19 PM PDT · 1989 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
4. 1.821km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAFri, Apr 23, 6:11 PM PDT · 1990 days ago · 18 km deep · 61 km away
5. 1.514km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAThu, Apr 22, 6:46 AM PDT · 1991 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
6. 2.615km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAWed, Apr 21, 9:55 PM PDT · 1991 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 8
7. 1.910km ENE of Biola, CATue, Apr 20, 9:39 PM PDT · 1992 days ago · 20 km deep · 81 km away
8. 2.114km NW of Midpines, CAFri, Apr 16, 9:17 AM PDT · 1997 days ago · 29 km deep · 7 km away
9. 1.622km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAThu, Apr 15, 10:09 AM PDT · 1998 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
10. 1.521km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CATue, Apr 13, 11:59 PM PDT · 1999 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
11. 1.522km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CATue, Apr 13, 11:55 PM PDT · 1999 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
12. 1.924km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CATue, Apr 13, 11:54 PM PDT · 1999 days ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away
13. 1.814km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAFri, Apr 9, 11:06 PM PDT · 2003 days ago · 18 km deep · 56 km away
14. 1.79km NNW of Yosemite Lakes, CAThu, Apr 8, 8:54 AM PDT · 2005 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
15. 1.72km WNW of Newman, CAWed, Apr 7, 4:46 PM PDT · 2006 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.98km ESE of Oakhurst, CATue, Apr 6, 8:05 AM PDT · 2007 days ago · 37 km deep · 53 km away
17. 1.621km SE of Yosemite Valley, CATue, Apr 6, 4:49 AM PDT · 2007 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
18. 1.67km E of North Fork, CAMon, Apr 5, 9:41 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 25 km deep · 66 km away
19. 1.77km W of Madera, CAMon, Apr 5, 9:00 PM PDT · 2007 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
20. 1.76km NW of Yosemite Lakes, CASun, Apr 4, 5:34 AM PDT · 2009 days ago · 20 km deep · 43 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73556320. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:24 PM UTC.