California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 21km NW of Parkfield, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 21km NW of Parkfield, CA on Wed, Feb 3, 2021, 7:10 PM PST (03:10 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
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-02-04 03:10:39 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.023° N, 120.605° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
143°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.522km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2066 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2065 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.96km E of Huron, CA · 2065 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 2.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.26km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2063 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.513km E of New Idria, CA · 2062 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 8
  11. 1.918km W of New Idria, CA · 2060 days ago · 18 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 3.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
  14. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.510km NNE of Kettleman City, CA · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.713km WSW of Parkfield, CA · 2054 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 15
  19. 1.612km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.919km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.57km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  22. 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 1.622km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2049 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.014km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.515km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.816km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.116km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  29. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2047 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.78km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.78km E of Coalinga, CA · 2047 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.711km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.810km W of Huron, CA · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  34. 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.22km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.517km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 1.79km E of Coalinga, CA · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 2.36km NNE of Avenal, CA · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  40. 2.57km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  41. 1.53km E of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 3.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 10
  43. 3.022km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.810km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2043 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 3.222km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.422km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2042 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.58km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  49. 1.621km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  50. 2.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  51. 2.323km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.96km SW of San Luis Obispo, CA · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  53. 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  54. 2.29km NE of Kettleman City, CA · 2042 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2037 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  57. 1.911km SSE of Huron, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  59. 2.122km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2034 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 1.611km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.44km NE of Lemoore, CA · 2068 days ago · 30 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.415km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.220km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2069 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.024km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.618km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2071 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 1.722km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2072 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.05km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.92km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2074 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 2.115km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2075 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.723km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.410km W of Templeton, CA · 2077 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.913km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2077 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 1.821km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2078 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.910km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73518151. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.