M2.3 earthquake 5km SSE of Parkfield, CA

Magnitude

2.3 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Sep 15, 2021, 5:51 AM PDT

UTC

2021-09-15 12:51:06 UTC

Depth

5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.860° N, 120.404° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.10

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

78°

Stations used

54

• Shandon, CaliforniaPopulation 1,295. Forecast23 kmN
• Avenal, CaliforniaPopulation 13,301. Forecast29 kmWSW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast101 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast281 kmNW

After

1. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CAWed, Sep 15, 6:06 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
2. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 7:45 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
3. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 17, 7:29 AM PDT · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
4. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CAFri, Sep 17, 6:22 PM PDT · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
5. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Sep 18, 9:35 AM PDT · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
6. 1.816km N of New Idria, CATue, Sep 21, 9:05 AM PDT · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
7. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CAWed, Sep 22, 3:43 PM PDT · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
8. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:04 AM PDT · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.611km WSW of Templeton, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:20 PM PDT · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.910km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:49 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.810km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:52 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 16 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
12. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CATue, Sep 28, 12:41 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
13. 1.66km WSW of Kettleman City, CAWed, Sep 29, 12:52 PM PDT · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
14. 1.510km SE of Avenal, CAThu, Sep 30, 8:06 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
15. 2.47km NW of Lemoore, CAThu, Sep 30, 9:31 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
16. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CAFri, Oct 1, 2:38 PM PDT · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Oct 3, 5:06 AM PDT · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Oct 3, 11:36 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
19. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 4, 1:12 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
20. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Oct 4, 5:51 PM PDT · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
21. 2.46km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Oct 4, 5:51 PM PDT · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 7
22. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Oct 7, 1:05 AM PDT · 1823 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
23. 2.99km SE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 7, 5:44 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
24. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Oct 9, 5:12 PM PDT · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
25. 1.78km SW of Atascadero, CAWed, Oct 13, 4:38 AM PDT · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
26. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CAThu, Oct 14, 7:05 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
27. 1.610km NNE of San Simeon, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:41 AM PDT · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
28. 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CAFri, Oct 15, 12:26 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
29. 2.124km NE of King City, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:07 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
30. 2.313km ESE of Kettleman City, CASat, Oct 16, 7:27 PM PDT · 1813 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
31. 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 18, 2:42 AM PDT · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
32. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 18, 2:45 AM PDT · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 24
33. 1.96km SSW of Huron, CAMon, Oct 18, 3:47 PM PDT · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
34. 2.413km ESE of Kettleman City, CAMon, Oct 18, 11:49 PM PDT · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
35. 1.720km ESE of Kettleman City, CATue, Oct 19, 2:38 PM PDT · 1810 days ago · 17 km deep · 61 km away
36. 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CAWed, Oct 20, 9:51 PM PDT · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
37. 1.912km ESE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 21, 7:07 AM PDT · 1809 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
38. 2.011km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Oct 21, 3:07 PM PDT · 1808 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
39. 1.713km ESE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 21, 3:51 PM PDT · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
40. 2.15km NE of New Idria, CASun, Oct 24, 12:08 AM PDT · 1806 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
41. 4.718km NW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 4:42 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 619 · tsunami flag
42. 3.517km NW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 4:49 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 35
43. 1.919km NW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 5:02 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
44. 1.817km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 6:15 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
45. 2.218km NW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 7:02 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
46. 2.218km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 7:31 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
47. 2.020km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 8:11 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
48. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 8:59 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
49. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 11:33 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
50. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Oct 27, 5:06 AM PDT · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
51. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Oct 27, 8:29 PM PDT · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
52. 2.15km N of Stratford, CAThu, Oct 28, 1:10 AM PDT · 1802 days ago · 22 km deep · 66 km away
53. 2.24km ESE of Cholame, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:23 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
54. 1.822km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Oct 29, 3:25 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
55. 2.38km ESE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Oct 29, 5:35 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
56. 1.68km SSE of Huron, CASat, Oct 30, 2:32 AM PDT · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
57. 1.619km NNW of San Simeon, CASat, Oct 30, 3:00 PM PDT · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
58. 1.616km SW of Buttonwillow, CASat, Oct 30, 7:37 PM PDT · 1799 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
59. 1.624km NW of San Simeon, CASun, Oct 31, 12:51 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
60. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Nov 1, 8:02 AM PDT · 1797 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 78.

Before

1. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 14, 3:24 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
2. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CATue, Sep 14, 12:38 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 29
3. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CAMon, Sep 13, 6:22 PM PDT · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
4. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CAMon, Sep 13, 9:57 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
5. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CAFri, Sep 10, 3:49 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
6. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CAMon, Sep 6, 9:52 AM PDT · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
7. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Sep 5, 4:48 PM PDT · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.311km WSW of Morro Bay, CASat, Sep 4, 9:34 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
9. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 1, 6:14 AM PDT · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
10. 1.711km WSW of Templeton, CATue, Aug 31, 7:51 PM PDT · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CAMon, Aug 30, 11:55 AM PDT · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
12. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CASun, Aug 29, 8:43 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
13. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Aug 29, 6:49 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
14. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 29, 5:00 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CASat, Aug 28, 11:12 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
16. 2.11km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 27, 3:50 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
17. 2.012km S of Home Garden, CAFri, Aug 27, 3:06 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 26 km deep · 81 km away
18. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:32 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
19. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:29 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
20. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Aug 26, 11:45 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73625111. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:12 AM UTC.