California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 11km NW of Parkfield, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 11km NW of Parkfield, CA on Fri, Sep 24, 2021, 8:04 AM PDT (15:04 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18km NW of San Simeon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-09-24 15:04:10 UTC
Depth
10.4 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.969° N, 120.522° 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, 0.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
47°
Stations used
49

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.611km WSW of Templeton, CA · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.67km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.910km W of Avenal, CA · 1834 days ago · 15 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.810km W of Avenal, CA · 1834 days ago · 16 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 4
  5. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1832 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.66km WSW of Kettleman City, CA · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.86km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.510km SE of Avenal, CA · 1830 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 2.47km NW of Lemoore, CA · 1829 days ago · 19 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 3.714km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 531
  18. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.46km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 7
  20. 1.814km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.914km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1823 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 2.99km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 1823 days ago · 29 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.78km SW of Atascadero, CA · 1817 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.76km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1816 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.610km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  29. 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 2.124km NE of King City, CA · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.313km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1814 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.615km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 2.26km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  35. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 24
  36. 1.96km SSW of Huron, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.413km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1811 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.27km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1811 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.720km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1811 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  41. 1.912km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1809 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.011km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1809 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  43. 1.713km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1809 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.15km NE of New Idria, CA · 1806 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  45. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  46. 1.67km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1805 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 4.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 619 · tsunami flag
  50. 3.517km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 35
  51. 1.919km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  52. 1.817km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  53. 2.218km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  54. 2.218km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.020km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  57. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.07km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  60. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 105.

Before

  1. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  9. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 29
  15. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.015km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.08km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  20. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73628881. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.