California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16km N of New Idria, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16km N of New Idria, CA on Mon, Dec 27, 2021, 5:55 AM PST (13:55 UTC), 12 km (7 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-12-27 13:55:38 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.565° N, 120.666° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.34km SSW of Armona, CA · 1741 days ago · 20 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.728km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1740 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 1.93km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.05km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.19km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1737 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.013km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1737 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  8. 3.31km W of Parkfield, CA · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 34
  9. 2.122km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1736 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1736 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.110km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.74km W of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 2.121km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 2.55km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1729 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.727km NE of Hollister, CA · 1729 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.94km NE of Fairmead, CA · 1729 days ago · 22 km deep · 75 km away
  19. 2.516km N of Coalinga, CA · 1729 days ago · 13 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.72km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 2.422km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.62km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1725 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  23. 2.212km SE of San Joaquin, CA · 1725 days ago · 18 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1725 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.711km NNE of Kettleman City, CA · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  26. 1.99km E of Gilroy, CA · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  27. 2.112km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1721 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  30. 1.77km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1721 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.02km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.924km E of San Ardo, CA · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 2.217km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.65km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  36. 1.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1718 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 1.67km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1716 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  38. 1.55km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1715 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  39. 3.114km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1714 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 10
  40. 2.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1714 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.914km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1714 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 2.011km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.216km W of Los Banos, CA · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  44. 1.67km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.82km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.310km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1712 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.811km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1712 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1711 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1711 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  50. 2.56km NNW of Fresno, CA · 1711 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
  51. 2.27km SE of Fairmead, CA · 1710 days ago · 24 km deep · 70 km away
  52. 2.610km NNE of Avenal, CA · 1709 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.86km NNE of Avenal, CA · 1709 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.513km SW of Huron, CA · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  56. 1.730km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1707 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 3.07km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 10
  58. 2.88km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1707 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.616km NW of New Idria, CA · 1707 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 2.126km SW of Gustine, CA · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.810km ESE of Lopez Point, CA · 1742 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.217km ENE of New Idria, CA · 1742 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  5. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 23
  6. 1.912km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.211km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  10. 2.511km N of Avenal, CA · 1745 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 1.91km E of Hollister, CA · 1747 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.612km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.114km N of Coalinga, CA · 1748 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.712km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.77km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.112km WNW of Corcoran, CA · 1752 days ago · 20 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.521km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.63km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.714km SSW of Avenal, CA · 1753 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.914km SSW of Avenal, CA · 1753 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73668751. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:47 PM UTC.