California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 19km NW of Parkfield, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 19km NW of Parkfield, CA on Tue, Mar 30, 2021, 11:16 AM PDT (18:16 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 11km WSW of Huron, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-03-30 18:16:02 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.018° N, 120.585° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
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: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.52km SE of San Ardo, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.17km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 2013 days ago · 24 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.324km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.412km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.613km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 1.77km SSW of Atascadero, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.88km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 2010 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.213km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2009 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.88km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  11. 2.212km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 1.612km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2009 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 2.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2008 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 1.83km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  19. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  21. 3.323km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2006 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 8
  22. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.77km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  24. 1.923km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2004 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  25. 2.533km S of Lopez Point, CA · 2003 days ago · 17 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.76km SW of San Ardo, CA · 2003 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.78km ESE of Greenfield, CA · 2001 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.715km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2001 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  29. 2.15km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2001 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.19km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2000 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  31. 1.615km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  32. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 1.617km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1998 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.512km E of Coalinga, CA · 1995 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  36. 2.26km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1994 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.123km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 1992 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.613km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1991 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 1.612km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.912km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1991 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 1.814km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1990 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 1.69km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 2.211km NE of New Idria, CA · 1990 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.522km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.57km NW of Avenal, CA · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.523km NE of King City, CA · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  47. 1.97km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1988 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  48. 2.115km SSE of Cantua Creek, CA · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 1.69km NW of Avenal, CA · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.411km S of Cambria, CA · 1987 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 2.812km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  53. 1.59km NNE of Gonzales, CA · 1986 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 1.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1986 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  55. 1.613km W of San Ardo, CA · 1986 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.713km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1985 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 2.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1984 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.62km WSW of King City, CA · 1984 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  59. 1.625km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1984 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  60. 2.122km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1983 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 1.93km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.123km NE of King City, CA · 2015 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.921km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2015 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 2.027km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.026km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2016 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CA · 2018 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.712km SW of Huron, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.814km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 2020 days ago · 19 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.919km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.126km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2022 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.727km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2022 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  15. 1.612km ENE of Cambria, CA · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2022 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 5
  17. 1.712km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2022 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2023 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 2.06km NNW of Kettleman City, CA · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73541926. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:45 AM UTC.