California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 24km NW of Parkfield, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 24km NW of Parkfield, CA on Sat, Nov 27, 2021, 7:02 AM PST (15:02 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 1km W of Parkfield, 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
2021-11-27 15:02:04 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.051° N, 120.618° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 96 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1772 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.912km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1769 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1768 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 2.310km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1768 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.924km NE of King City, CA · 1767 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 2.39km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.79km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.710km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1761 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.617km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1761 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.212km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1759 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.911km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.812km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1756 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1756 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.76km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 1.62km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1755 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  22. 1.614km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.42km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1755 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.914km SSW of Avenal, CA · 1754 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.714km SSW of Avenal, CA · 1753 days ago · 21 km deep · 45 km away
  26. 1.521km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1753 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  27. 2.112km WNW of Corcoran, CA · 1752 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.77km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.712km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.24km WSW of Paso Robles, CA · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 10
  31. 2.114km N of Coalinga, CA · 1748 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 1.612km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  34. 1.718km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1747 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.511km N of Avenal, CA · 1746 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 1.79km WSW of Atascadero, CA · 1746 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
  37. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  38. 2.211km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  39. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.912km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 23
  42. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.217km ENE of New Idria, CA · 1743 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 1.810km ESE of Lopez Point, CA · 1743 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  45. 2.016km N of New Idria, CA · 1742 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 2.74km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  47. 2.34km SSW of Armona, CA · 1742 days ago · 20 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  48. 1.728km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  49. 1.93km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.013km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1737 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  51. 3.31km W of Parkfield, CA · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 34
  52. 2.212km W of Templeton, CA · 1737 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  53. 2.122km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  54. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1737 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  55. 2.513km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.619km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1734 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 2.26km W of Templeton, CA · 1734 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  58. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  59. 2.110km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.74km W of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away

The first 60 of 96.

Before

  1. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1774 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.512km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.810km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  9. 1.716km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 1775 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  10. 1.819km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1775 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 2.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  15. 1.518km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1777 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 2.612km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1777 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  19. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  20. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73658685. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:37 PM UTC.