California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 13km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 13km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Mon, Feb 8, 2021, 11:04 PM PST (07:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9km ENE of Gilroy, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-02-09 07:04:44 UTC
Depth
5.4 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.622° N, 121.230° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 154 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.513km E of New Idria, CA · 2062 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 8
  2. 1.918km W of New Idria, CA · 2060 days ago · 18 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 3.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 7
  5. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2055 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.612km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.919km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  12. 1.68km NE of Interlaken, CA · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.01km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.65km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2050 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.72km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2050 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.57km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 3.89km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1,014
  18. 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  19. 1.622km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2049 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  20. 2.014km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 1.515km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  23. 1.816km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  24. 2.116km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 2.310km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2047 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.78km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  28. 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  30. 1.96km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  31. 2.22km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.517km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 2.99km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2046 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 6
  34. 1.611km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2046 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  35. 2.57km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  36. 1.53km E of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  37. 3.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 10
  38. 3.022km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.810km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2043 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 3.222km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  41. 2.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.47km N of Aromas, CA · 2043 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  43. 2.111km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 2.422km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2042 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.58km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
  46. 1.621km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  47. 2.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
  48. 2.323km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2041 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  50. 2.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2041 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.112 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 2041 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.211km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2041 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.015km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2037 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  55. 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2036 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.03km N of Ridgemark, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  57. 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  59. 2.122km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2034 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  60. 1.611km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 154.

Before

  1. 1.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.26km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 2.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.29km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2065 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.09km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2065 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.610km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2065 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2065 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.522km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2066 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 2.412km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  12. 1.812km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.421km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.79km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.415km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 2.220km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2069 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.75km N of Aromas, CA · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73520601. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:00 PM UTC.