M2.0 earthquake 17km NW of New Idria, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 17km NW of New Idria, CA on Wed, Sep 22, 2021, 3:43 PM PDT (22:43 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 18km NW of San Simeon, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-22 22:43:37 UTC
- Depth
- 3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.538° N, 120.787° W
- Region
- California
- 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, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.29
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 144°
- Stations used
- 13
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.67km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.96km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.910km W of Avenal, CA · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.810km W of Avenal, CA · 1833 days ago · 16 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
- 2.18km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
- 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
- 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1831 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.66km WSW of Kettleman City, CA · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.86km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
- 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.510km SE of Avenal, CA · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.47km NW of Lemoore, CA · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.814km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1828 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
- 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
- 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1825 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.714km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 531
- 1.517km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1825 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
- 2.46km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 7
- 1.814km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.914km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1824 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
- 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1824 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
- 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
- 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1822 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.16km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.76km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1815 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.610km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.124km NE of King City, CA · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
- 2.011km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.615km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.26km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
- 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 24
- 2.94km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 20
- 1.96km SSW of Huron, CA · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.27km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1810 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
- 3.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 155
- 1.612km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1809 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
- 2.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
- 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1809 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.614km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.011km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1808 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.812km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1807 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.36km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
- 1.96km ENE of Hollister, CA · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
The first 60 of 131.
Before
- 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.913km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.112km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1840 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
- 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.46km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
- 2.15km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.05km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1841 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.96km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1841 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.012km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
- 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1842 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1843 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
- 1.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73628186. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.