California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 6km NW of Parkfield, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 6km NW of Parkfield, CA on Wed, Jun 30, 2021, 7:33 AM PDT (14:33 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-06-30 14:33:38 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.935° N, 120.487° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
51

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 87 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7
  4. 1.98km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 3.19km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1919 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  6. 3.18km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1918 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 11
  7. 1.84km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1918 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.24km SW of Armona, CA · 1918 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.66km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1917 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 2.411km SSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1916 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.610km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1915 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.36km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.124km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1909 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.726km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1909 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.822km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 8
  17. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1906 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.712km E of Coalinga, CA · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.79km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.46km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 2.28km NW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  23. 2.03km E of Lemoore, CA · 1899 days ago · 15 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.97km WNW of Paso Robles, CA · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  25. 2.612km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1898 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.517km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1898 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  27. 1.511km WSW of Huron, CA · 1895 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 3.47km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 24
  29. 2.319km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1893 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1892 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 2.39km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 1891 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 2.515km WSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1891 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
  33. 1.730km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1891 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  34. 1.719km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 1.87km SW of San Ardo, CA · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 2.77km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1890 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.320km SW of New Idria, CA · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  38. 1.68km WNW of Greenfield, CA · 1888 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.72km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  40. 1.517km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1887 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  43. 2.89km WNW of Templeton, CA · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  44. 2.33km SE of San Ardo, CA · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  45. 1.923km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  46. 1.720km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1881 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 1.95km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1881 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 1.810km SE of Home Garden, CA · 1881 days ago · 21 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  50. 1.923km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1880 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.513km WNW of Huron, CA · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.78km WNW of Huron, CA · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 1.69km SSE of Alpaugh, CA · 1878 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.96km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  55. 1.912km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1877 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  56. 2.510km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  58. 2.210km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 2.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  60. 1.69km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1876 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 87.

Before

  1. 1.710km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.86km ESE of San Lucas, CA · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 2.22km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1923 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.911km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1923 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1924 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.25km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1926 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.65km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1927 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.36km E of New Idria, CA · 1927 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.912km W of Templeton, CA · 1928 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.725km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 1928 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.223km SW of New Idria, CA · 1928 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 1.65km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1928 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.98km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1928 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1929 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.14km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1929 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.65km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.96km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1931 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1932 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 2.07km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1932 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73581376. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:33 PM UTC.