California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5km NW of Parkfield, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5km NW of Parkfield, CA on Mon, Aug 23, 2021, 2:08 AM PDT (09:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6km NW of Pinnacles, 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
2021-08-23 09:08:42 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.928° N, 120.480° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 84 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.619km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  2. 1.931km WNW of San Simeon, CA · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.925km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1866 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.722km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.827km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  9. 2.012km S of Home Garden, CA · 1863 days ago · 26 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.11km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1862 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CA · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.88km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.74km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CA · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 4.06km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 265 · tsunami flag
  19. 1.711km WSW of Templeton, CA · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  21. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.311km WSW of Morro Bay, CA · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  28. 2.08km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  29. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 29
  32. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  33. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  35. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  37. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  39. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  40. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.611km WSW of Templeton, CA · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.67km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  48. 1.910km W of Avenal, CA · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.810km W of Avenal, CA · 1833 days ago · 16 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  50. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  51. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1831 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 1.66km WSW of Kettleman City, CA · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  53. 2.86km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  55. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.510km SE of Avenal, CA · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 2.47km NW of Lemoore, CA · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 74 km away
  58. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  59. 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 84.

Before

  1. 1.817km N of New Idria, CA · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.96km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1869 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  3. 2.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 1869 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.82km ENE of Cayucos, CA · 1871 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.97km NNE of Greenfield, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.419km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 3.016km ENE of New Idria, CA · 1874 days ago · 16 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.112km W of Cantua Creek, CA · 1874 days ago · 17 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.62km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.113km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 2.04km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.110km SSW of Stratford, CA · 1877 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.69km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 5
  16. 2.210km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.510km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.912km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.96km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73614221. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:59 AM UTC.