California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22km NW of Parkfield, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22km NW of Parkfield, CA on Sat, Mar 13, 2021, 1:38 AM PST (09:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 10km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-03-13 09:38:07 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.033° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
115°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.44km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.410km SW of Tranquillity, CA · 2029 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.413km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2028 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.514km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.624km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 12
  12. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.79km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 1.74km NW of New Idria, CA · 2025 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.06km NNW of Kettleman City, CA · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.712km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 5
  21. 1.612km ENE of Cambria, CA · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  23. 2.727km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 4
  24. 2.126km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2021 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  25. 1.919km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.814km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 2019 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.712km SW of Huron, CA · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  29. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CA · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  30. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  31. 2.026km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2015 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  32. 2.027km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.921km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2015 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.123km NE of King City, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.93km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 1.519km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2014 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 2.52km SE of San Ardo, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.17km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 2012 days ago · 24 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.324km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 2.412km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.613km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  42. 1.77km SSW of Atascadero, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.88km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 2009 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.213km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2009 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  46. 1.88km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 2.212km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  48. 1.612km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  50. 2.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  51. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  52. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.83km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  56. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 3.323km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2006 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 8
  58. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.77km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.923km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2003 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 2.48km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.510km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 2.823km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  7. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 1.611km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  9. 2.122km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2035 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.911km SSE of Huron, CA · 2037 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  12. 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.29km NE of Kettleman City, CA · 2042 days ago · 26 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.96km SW of San Luis Obispo, CA · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.323km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 2.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.621km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 2.58km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73534611. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:06 AM UTC.