California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21km NW of Parkfield, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21km NW of Parkfield, CA on Sat, Jun 12, 2021, 2:00 PM PDT (21:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7km NNW of Cholame, 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
2021-06-12 21:00:30 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.031° N, 120.593° 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
±0.34
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.82km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  2. 1.810km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1940 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.412km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1940 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.610km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.02km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1938 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.011km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1937 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.49km WSW of Corcoran, CA · 1937 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.911km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1937 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 3.013km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1937 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 6
  10. 1.626km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1936 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.94km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.95km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1934 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 7
  13. 1.74km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1934 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.07km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1933 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.96km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1932 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 1.65km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.814km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1931 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.14km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1930 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.98km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1930 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.65km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.223km SW of New Idria, CA · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.725km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 1929 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.912km W of Templeton, CA · 1929 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  26. 2.36km E of New Idria, CA · 1928 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.65km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1928 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.25km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1927 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 2.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1925 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.911km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1925 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  31. 2.22km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1924 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  32. 1.86km ESE of San Lucas, CA · 1923 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1923 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  34. 1.710km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1923 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 2.36km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1923 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 2.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1922 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1922 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1922 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
  39. 1.98km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1922 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 3.19km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1920 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  41. 3.18km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1920 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 11
  42. 1.84km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1919 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  43. 2.24km SW of Armona, CA · 1919 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 1.66km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1919 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.411km SSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  46. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1918 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  47. 1.610km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1917 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 2.36km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 2.124km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1911 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 1.726km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1911 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  52. 2.822km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1910 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 8
  53. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1908 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1908 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  56. 1.712km E of Coalinga, CA · 1906 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  58. 1.79km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1904 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  59. 2.46km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.28km NW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 1.83km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.64km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 1.65km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 2.519km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1940 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.93km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1940 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.112km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1942 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.02km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.810km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.72km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1943 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 2.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1943 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  13. 2.38km WSW of Corcoran, CA · 1943 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.412km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1944 days ago · 14 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.814km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1944 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1944 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 2.25km WNW of San Simeon, CA · 1945 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.46km WNW of San Simeon, CA · 1945 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.28km W of Corcoran, CA · 1947 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.524km NW of New Idria, CA · 1948 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73573401. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.