California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22km NW of Parkfield, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22km NW of Parkfield, CA on Fri, Oct 29, 2021, 3:25 PM PDT (22:25 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8km NNW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-10-29 22:25:27 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.035° N, 120.606° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1801 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1800 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.68km SSE of Huron, CA · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.619km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1800 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 1.624km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1799 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1798 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1798 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 2.311km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.210km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 1.95km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.911km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1793 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.113km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1793 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.312km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1791 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  21. 1.611km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.511km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.222km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  24. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  25. 2.310km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1789 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.710km N of San Simeon, CA · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  27. 1.60km ENE of Kettleman City, CA · 1789 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 2.315km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1788 days ago · 15 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1788 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  30. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 2.310km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1784 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 3.27km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1784 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 12
  34. 2.311km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1784 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  36. 1.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 1.725km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1781 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  39. 1.727km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1780 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  40. 1.918km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  41. 1.56km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1779 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 2.112km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  43. 1.726km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1778 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  45. 2.33km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  47. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1777 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 2.612km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1777 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 1.518km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 2.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
  53. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  54. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.819km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1775 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 1.716km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1775 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  58. 1.810km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.512km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  60. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 2.24km ESE of Cholame, CA · 1801 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.15km N of Stratford, CA · 1802 days ago · 22 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 2.07km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1803 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.710km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1803 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.020km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.218km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.218km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.817km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  14. 1.919km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  15. 3.517km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 35
  16. 4.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1805 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 619 · tsunami flag
  17. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.67km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1805 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73646360. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:06 PM UTC.