M1.7 earthquake 18km NW of Parkfield, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, May 26, 2021, 4:46 AM PDT

UTC

2021-05-26 11:46:46 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.016° N, 120.573° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

108°

Stations used

28

• Coalinga, CaliforniaPopulation 16,564. Forecast24 kmSW
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast108 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast304 kmNW

After

1. 1.711km WSW of Huron, CAThu, May 27, 1:31 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
2. 2.08km W of Corcoran, CAThu, May 27, 11:41 PM PDT · 1955 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 28, 12:07 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
4. 3.014km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, May 28, 5:48 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 11
5. 2.58km WSW of Corcoran, CAFri, May 28, 8:55 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 15 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
6. 1.88km ENE of Pinnacles, CASat, May 29, 4:12 AM PDT · 1954 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
7. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CASat, May 29, 5:08 AM PDT · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
8. 2.19km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 30, 2:58 AM PDT · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
9. 1.522km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, May 30, 4:29 AM PDT · 1953 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.923km NE of San Ardo, CASun, May 30, 2:10 PM PDT · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
11. 1.814km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, May 31, 4:04 AM PDT · 1952 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
12. 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, May 31, 8:45 AM PDT · 1952 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
13. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CATue, Jun 1, 4:22 AM PDT · 1951 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
14. 1.612km SSE of Cambria, CATue, Jun 1, 6:16 AM PDT · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
15. 3.63km NE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 2, 9:34 PM PDT · 1949 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 115
16. 1.620km S of Kettleman City, CAWed, Jun 2, 11:23 PM PDT · 1949 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
17. 1.611km W of Templeton, CAFri, Jun 4, 5:52 AM PDT · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
18. 1.524km NW of New Idria, CASat, Jun 5, 3:08 AM PDT · 1947 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
19. 2.28km W of Corcoran, CASun, Jun 6, 4:24 AM PDT · 1946 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
20. 2.46km WNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Jun 7, 12:54 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
21. 2.25km WNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Jun 7, 1:02 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
22. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jun 8, 4:26 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · -1 km deep · 61 km away
23. 1.814km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Jun 8, 4:27 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
24. 2.412km NNE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jun 8, 6:31 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
25. 2.38km WSW of Corcoran, CAWed, Jun 9, 2:18 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
26. 2.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 9, 6:38 PM PDT · 1942 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
27. 1.72km E of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 9, 6:39 PM PDT · 1942 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
28. 1.810km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jun 10, 1:11 PM PDT · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
29. 2.02km NE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jun 10, 8:02 PM PDT · 1941 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
30. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Jun 11, 1:08 AM PDT · 1941 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
31. 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jun 11, 3:39 AM PDT · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
32. 2.112km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jun 11, 12:13 PM PDT · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
33. 1.93km NE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 12, 9:35 AM PDT · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
34. 2.519km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 12, 10:16 AM PDT · 1940 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 3
35. 1.65km NNE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 12, 10:37 AM PDT · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
36. 1.64km NNE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 12, 11:31 AM PDT · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
37. 1.83km NE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 12, 12:01 PM PDT · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
38. 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 12, 2:00 PM PDT · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
39. 1.82km N of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 12, 2:26 PM PDT · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
40. 1.810km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 12, 5:44 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
41. 2.412km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jun 12, 6:12 PM PDT · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
42. 1.610km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Jun 14, 12:24 AM PDT · 1938 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
43. 2.02km N of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jun 14, 11:16 PM PDT · 1937 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
44. 2.011km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Jun 15, 7:56 AM PDT · 1937 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
45. 2.49km WSW of Corcoran, CATue, Jun 15, 9:31 AM PDT · 1937 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
46. 1.911km ENE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jun 15, 10:46 AM PDT · 1937 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
47. 3.013km SSE of Tres Pinos, CATue, Jun 15, 4:07 PM PDT · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 6
48. 1.626km SSW of Los Banos, CAWed, Jun 16, 8:25 PM PDT · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.94km NNE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jun 18, 6:40 AM PDT · 1934 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
50. 2.95km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jun 18, 10:40 AM PDT · 1934 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
51. 1.74km NNE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 19, 6:11 AM PDT · 1933 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
52. 2.07km NE of San Simeon, CASat, Jun 19, 8:16 PM PDT · 1932 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
53. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 19, 9:11 PM PDT · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
54. 1.96km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Jun 20, 11:15 PM PDT · 1931 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
55. 1.65km NNE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jun 21, 7:19 AM PDT · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
56. 1.814km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jun 21, 9:05 AM PDT · 1931 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
57. 2.14km NE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jun 22, 1:30 PM PDT · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
58. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 23, 12:02 AM PDT · 1929 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
59. 1.98km ESE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 23, 3:41 AM PDT · 1929 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
60. 1.65km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 23, 6:22 AM PDT · 1929 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

1. 1.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CATue, May 25, 11:14 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.811km NE of San Simeon, CATue, May 25, 7:41 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
3. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 24, 12:44 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.26km SSE of Riverdale, CASun, May 23, 8:41 PM PDT · 1959 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
5. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 21, 11:01 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
6. 1.923km S of South Dos Palos, CAFri, May 21, 10:47 PM PDT · 1961 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
7. 2.18km E of San Ardo, CAThu, May 20, 11:03 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
8. 1.516km NNE of Lopez Point, CAWed, May 19, 1:13 AM PDT · 1964 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
9. 2.04km N of Pinnacles, CATue, May 18, 7:31 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.618km SSE of Kettleman City, CATue, May 18, 4:39 PM PDT · 1964 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
11. 3.611km WSW of Huron, CATue, May 18, 7:44 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 35
12. 1.611km SW of King City, CATue, May 18, 1:47 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
13. 1.811km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 17, 3:58 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.816km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, May 17, 1:57 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
15. 2.16km SW of San Ardo, CASun, May 16, 9:21 PM PDT · 1966 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
16. 1.715km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, May 16, 4:59 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
17. 1.512km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, May 15, 10:41 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
18. 1.63km NNE of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 14, 3:15 PM PDT · 1968 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.94km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 14, 11:25 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
20. 1.915km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, May 13, 12:01 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73565536. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:16 AM UTC.