California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 24km NW of Parkfield, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 24km NW of Parkfield, CA on Thu, Apr 1, 2021, 9:54 PM PDT (04:54 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-04-02 04:54:30 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.054° N, 120.617° 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
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
62°
Stations used
61

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.613km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.77km SSW of Atascadero, CA · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.88km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 2009 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.213km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.88km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.212km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.612km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.83km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 3.323km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 8
  19. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.77km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 1.923km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2003 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 2.533km S of Lopez Point, CA · 2002 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 1.76km SW of San Ardo, CA · 2002 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 1.78km ESE of Greenfield, CA · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.715km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2000 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.15km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2000 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 2.19km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.615km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1999 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1998 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  31. 1.617km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1997 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  32. 1.512km E of Coalinga, CA · 1994 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 2.26km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1993 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 2.123km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 1991 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.613km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1990 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  36. 1.612km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1990 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  37. 1.912km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1990 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  38. 1.814km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1990 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  39. 1.69km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1989 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  40. 2.211km NE of New Idria, CA · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  41. 2.522km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1989 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.57km NW of Avenal, CA · 1988 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.523km NE of King City, CA · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  44. 1.97km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.115km SSE of Cantua Creek, CA · 1987 days ago · 14 km deep · 47 km away
  46. 1.69km NW of Avenal, CA · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 2.411km S of Cambria, CA · 1986 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1986 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 2.812km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1986 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.59km NNE of Gonzales, CA · 1986 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 1.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  52. 1.613km W of San Ardo, CA · 1985 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  53. 1.713km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1984 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  54. 2.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1983 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.62km WSW of King City, CA · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 1.625km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1983 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 2.122km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  58. 2.413km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1982 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  59. 2.220km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 1.86km SW of San Ardo, CA · 1981 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.17km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 2012 days ago · 24 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.52km SE of San Ardo, CA · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.519km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2014 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.93km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.123km NE of King City, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.921km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2015 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.027km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.026km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2015 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CA · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.712km SW of Huron, CA · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.814km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 2019 days ago · 19 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.919km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.126km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2021 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  16. 2.727km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 1.612km ENE of Cambria, CA · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 5
  20. 1.712km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73544980. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:45 AM UTC.