California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 5km NE of New Idria, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 5km NE of New Idria, CA on Sun, Oct 24, 2021, 12:08 AM PDT (07:08 UTC), 13 km (8 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
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-10-24 07:08:56 UTC
Depth
13.3 km (8.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.452° N, 120.632° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.53km SW of Hollister, CA · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.67km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1806 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1806 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 4.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 619 · tsunami flag
  7. 3.517km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 35
  8. 1.919km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.817km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.218km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.218km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.020km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.710km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1804 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.07km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1803 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.15km N of Stratford, CA · 1803 days ago · 22 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 2.24km ESE of Cholame, CA · 1802 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.822km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1801 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.38km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1801 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 1.68km SSE of Huron, CA · 1801 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 1.619km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1801 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  27. 1.624km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1800 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1800 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  29. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1799 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  30. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  31. 2.311km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1798 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 2.210km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1798 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  33. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1798 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.95km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1798 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  35. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  36. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.99km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1795 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.911km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1795 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.67km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1794 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  42. 2.113km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.312km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1794 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 2.46km N of Hollister, CA · 1793 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 12
  45. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1792 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 4
  46. 1.611km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  47. 1.511km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1791 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.222km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  50. 2.310km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1790 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.710km N of San Simeon, CA · 1790 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.60km ENE of Kettleman City, CA · 1790 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 2.315km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1789 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
  54. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1789 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  55. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1786 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  58. 3.27km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1785 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 12
  59. 2.311km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1785 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 1.96km ENE of Hollister, CA · 1807 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.812km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.713km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.011km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.614km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1810 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.912km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1810 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1810 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.612km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1811 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1811 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 155
  12. 2.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.720km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1812 days ago · 17 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.27km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1812 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  15. 2.413km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.96km SSW of Huron, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.94km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 20
  18. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 24
  19. 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 2.26km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73643970. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.