California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 16km NW of Parkfield, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 16km NW of Parkfield, CA on Wed, Feb 24, 2021, 1:39 PM PST (21:39 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2021-02-24 21:39:26 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.000° N, 120.562° 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
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
36

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 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.22km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.517km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.79km E of Coalinga, CA · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.36km NNE of Avenal, CA · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.57km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.53km E of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 3.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 10
  9. 3.022km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.810km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2043 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 3.222km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.422km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2042 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.58km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  15. 1.621km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 2.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 2.323km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.96km SW of San Luis Obispo, CA · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 2.29km NE of Kettleman City, CA · 2041 days ago · 26 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2037 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.911km SSE of Huron, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 2.122km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2034 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.611km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.823km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2033 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  29. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.510km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  32. 2.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2030 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.48km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.622km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.44km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.410km SW of Tranquillity, CA · 2028 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
  38. 2.413km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2027 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  41. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 1.624km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  43. 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  44. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 12
  45. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.79km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  47. 1.74km NW of New Idria, CA · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  48. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 2.06km NNW of Kettleman City, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.712km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  54. 1.612km ENE of Cambria, CA · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2020 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 2.727km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2020 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
  57. 2.126km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2020 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.919km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  59. 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 1.814km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 2018 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 1.810km W of Huron, CA · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.711km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.78km E of Coalinga, CA · 2047 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.78km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2047 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.116km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.816km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.515km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.014km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 1.622km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2049 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 1.57km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.919km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.612km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 2.713km WSW of Parkfield, CA · 2054 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 15
  16. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.510km NNE of Kettleman City, CA · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 3.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 7

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73527366. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.