California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 21km NW of Parkfield, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 21km NW of Parkfield, CA on Mon, Jan 4, 2021, 4:53 AM PST (12:53 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 22km SSE of Lopez Point, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-01-04 12:53:21 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.032° N, 120.595° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
111°
Stations used
34

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 108 in the 60 days after this one and 79 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.623km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 7
  5. 1.94km SW of Avenal, CA · 2097 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.020km N of San Simeon, CA · 2096 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.62km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2095 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  11. 1.722km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2095 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.816km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.723km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2095 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2094 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 2.86km NNE of Lemoore, CA · 2094 days ago · 25 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 2.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.12km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2092 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.810km NE of Cayucos, CA · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  19. 1.712km SW of Huron, CA · 2091 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  20. 1.89km SSE of Huron, CA · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2089 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.910km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  23. 1.69km NNW of Cholame, CA · 2087 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 2.03km SSE of San Ardo, CA · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.613km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 2085 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 1.611km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2085 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.611km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.68km WSW of Atascadero, CA · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  29. 2.216km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.511km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2082 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.213km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.710km W of Templeton, CA · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 16
  33. 1.810km W of Templeton, CA · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.910km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  35. 1.821km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.913km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2078 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.410km W of Templeton, CA · 2078 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.723km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  39. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2076 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 2.115km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2076 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.92km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2074 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  43. 2.05km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  45. 1.722km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2073 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  46. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.618km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2072 days ago · 15 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 2.024km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 2.220km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2070 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 2.415km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  52. 2.44km NE of Lemoore, CA · 2069 days ago · 30 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 2.421km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 2.412km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  56. 1.522km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2066 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2066 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  58. 1.96km E of Huron, CA · 2065 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 2.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 108.

Before

  1. 2.713km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 7
  2. 1.513km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.611km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  12. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 27
  13. 2.513km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.013km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73506875. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:55 AM UTC.