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M2.0 earthquake 10km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 10km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Mon, Apr 5, 2021, 3:30 PM PDT (22:30 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 3km NE of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-04-05 22:30:47 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.605° N, 121.203° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 90 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.83km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 3.323km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 8
  6. 1.72km WNW of Newman, CA · 2005 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.77km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2004 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.923km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2002 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.76km SW of San Ardo, CA · 2001 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 1.78km ESE of Greenfield, CA · 2000 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.715km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2000 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.15km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1999 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.19km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1999 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.615km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1998 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.15km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1998 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  17. 2.45km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1998 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1998 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1998 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.617km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1996 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1996 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  22. 2.39km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1995 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.27km ENE of Aromas, CA · 1994 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.95km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 1994 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.26km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1993 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  26. 3.03km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1991 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 80
  27. 2.123km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 1991 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.87km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1990 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  29. 1.814km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1989 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.211km NE of New Idria, CA · 1989 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  31. 1.98km WNW of Del Monte Forest, CA · 1988 days ago · 14 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.522km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1988 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  33. 2.39km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1988 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  34. 2.89km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1988 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 22
  35. 3.615km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2,036
  36. 2.515km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1987 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 52
  37. 1.523km NE of King City, CA · 1987 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 1.97km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1987 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.115km SSE of Cantua Creek, CA · 1986 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  40. 2.12km WNW of Newman, CA · 1986 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1985 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 2.812km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1985 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  43. 1.59km NNE of Gonzales, CA · 1985 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1985 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 1.613km W of San Ardo, CA · 1985 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.02km SSW of Hollister, CA · 1984 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  47. 2.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1982 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.62km WSW of King City, CA · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 2.04km N of Hollister, CA · 1982 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.625km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1982 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  51. 2.122km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1982 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  52. 2.413km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1982 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 2.220km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1981 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  54. 1.86km SW of San Ardo, CA · 1980 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  55. 2.128km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1980 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  56. 1.63km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  57. 1.611km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1979 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  58. 1.59km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1979 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  59. 2.316km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1978 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1978 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 2.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.16km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 2.213km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.25km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.95km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 2.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 31
  10. 2.613km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 2.412km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.324km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.66km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.96km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 3.36km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 152
  19. 2.312km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 2.52km SE of San Ardo, CA · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73545850. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.