M2.1 earthquake 16km NW of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Jan 8, 2021, 9:41 AM PST

UTC

2021-01-08 17:41:11 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.642° N, 121.257° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.27

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

104°

Stations used

31

• Ridgemark, CaliforniaPopulation 3,016. Forecast21 kmSSE
• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast25 kmNNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast36 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast397 kmNW

After

1. 2.512km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, Jan 9, 2:41 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CASat, Jan 9, 11:51 PM PST · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
3. 1.716km E of Seven Trees, CASun, Jan 10, 3:13 AM PST · 2093 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.12km NNE of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 10, 5:48 PM PST · 2092 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
5. 1.611km SW of Ridgemark, CAMon, Jan 11, 7:03 AM PST · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
6. 2.810km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAWed, Jan 13, 12:26 AM PST · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 26
7. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 13, 12:53 PM PST · 2090 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
8. 1.910km NNE of New Idria, CAFri, Jan 15, 12:30 AM PST · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
9. 1.815km NNE of Morgan Hill, CAFri, Jan 15, 11:20 AM PST · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
10. 4.24km SE of Aromas, CASat, Jan 16, 8:01 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 13,081 · tsunami flag
11. 2.03km ESE of Aromas, CASat, Jan 16, 8:04 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 10
12. 3.04km SE of Aromas, CASat, Jan 16, 8:06 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 483
13. 1.94km SE of Aromas, CASat, Jan 16, 8:14 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 64
14. 1.65km SE of Aromas, CASat, Jan 16, 8:22 PM PST · 2086 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 9
15. 2.03km SSE of San Ardo, CASun, Jan 17, 5:33 AM PST · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.611km NNE of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 17, 11:10 PM PST · 2085 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
17. 1.52km ESE of Aromas, CAMon, Jan 18, 4:03 AM PST · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
18. 1.611km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jan 18, 1:12 PM PST · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
19. 1.610km ESE of Alum Rock, CAMon, Jan 18, 2:45 PM PST · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
20. 1.64km ESE of Aromas, CAMon, Jan 18, 5:27 PM PST · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
21. 1.811km ENE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jan 18, 9:55 PM PST · 2084 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
22. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CATue, Jan 19, 5:00 AM PST · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
23. 2.216km NNE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jan 19, 7:14 AM PST · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
24. 1.93km ESE of Aromas, CATue, Jan 19, 5:30 PM PST · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
25. 1.83km ESE of Aromas, CATue, Jan 19, 8:03 PM PST · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
26. 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CATue, Jan 19, 8:18 PM PST · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.85km SW of Gilroy, CAWed, Jan 20, 12:50 PM PST · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
28. 2.16km S of Gilroy, CAWed, Jan 20, 3:36 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
29. 1.96km S of Gilroy, CAWed, Jan 20, 3:36 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
30. 1.511km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 20, 3:43 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
31. 2.213km NW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 20, 4:52 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
32. 1.613km SSW of Ridgemark, CAWed, Jan 20, 10:58 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
33. 1.910km NE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 21, 2:29 PM PST · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
34. 1.821km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Jan 24, 12:22 AM PST · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
35. 1.913km E of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jan 25, 12:06 AM PST · 2078 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
36. 1.723km NNE of San Ardo, CATue, Jan 26, 7:32 AM PST · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
37. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Jan 27, 3:29 AM PST · 2076 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
38. 2.115km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Jan 27, 3:33 AM PST · 2076 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
39. 1.92km NE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 28, 12:18 PM PST · 2075 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
40. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jan 29, 2:05 AM PST · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
41. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Jan 29, 1:51 PM PST · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
42. 1.722km ENE of San Ardo, CASat, Jan 30, 2:01 AM PST · 2073 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
43. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jan 30, 9:59 AM PST · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
44. 1.618km NE of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 31, 12:29 AM PST · 2072 days ago · 15 km deep · 22 km away
45. 2.024km ENE of San Ardo, CASun, Jan 31, 8:31 AM PST · 2072 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
46. 1.75km N of Aromas, CAMon, Feb 1, 6:46 PM PST · 2070 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
47. 2.220km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 1, 10:57 PM PST · 2070 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
48. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 2, 2:34 AM PST · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
49. 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CATue, Feb 2, 4:19 AM PST · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
50. 2.415km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 2, 8:37 PM PST · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
51. 1.79km NNW of Hollister, CAWed, Feb 3, 12:53 PM PST · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
52. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Feb 3, 2:40 PM PST · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
53. 2.421km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 3, 7:10 PM PST · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
54. 1.812km ESE of Gilroy, CAWed, Feb 3, 10:00 PM PST · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
55. 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CAThu, Feb 4, 9:19 AM PST · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
56. 2.412km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 5, 5:03 AM PST · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
57. 1.522km ENE of San Ardo, CAFri, Feb 5, 3:00 PM PST · 2066 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
58. 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 5, 8:51 PM PST · 2066 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
59. 1.610km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Feb 5, 8:58 PM PST · 2066 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
60. 2.09km E of Alum Rock, CAFri, Feb 5, 10:58 PM PST · 2066 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

1. 1.723km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 7, 8:01 PM PST · 2095 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
2. 1.816km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 7, 6:59 PM PST · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.722km ENE of San Lucas, CAThu, Jan 7, 9:58 AM PST · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
4. 1.62km ENE of San Ardo, CAThu, Jan 7, 6:46 AM PST · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
5. 3.08km NE of Alum Rock, CAThu, Jan 7, 3:44 AM PST · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 442
6. 2.020km N of San Simeon, CAWed, Jan 6, 10:11 PM PST · 2096 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
7. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 6, 5:14 AM PST · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
8. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 6, 12:36 AM PST · 2097 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
9. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Jan 5, 9:24 PM PST · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
10. 2.813km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Jan 5, 2:15 AM PST · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
11. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jan 4, 7:35 PM PST · 2098 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
12. 1.623km ENE of San Lucas, CAMon, Jan 4, 6:14 PM PST · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
13. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jan 4, 5:07 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
14. 1.721km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Jan 4, 4:53 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.513km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jan 4, 12:28 AM PST · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
16. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 3, 11:17 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
17. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 3, 6:20 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
18. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 3, 4:38 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
19. 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 3, 1:49 PM PST · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
20. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 3, 1:16 AM PST · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73508240. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:01 AM UTC.