M2.1 earthquake 9km NW of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, May 30, 2021, 2:58 AM PDT (09:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 2km WSW of Los Banos, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-05-30 09:58:05 UTC
- Depth
- 7.2 km (4.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.595° N, 121.199° W
- Region
- California
- 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, 0.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.522km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1952 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.923km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1952 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.814km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1951 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1950 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
- 3.63km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1948 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 115
- 1.69km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1948 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.69km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1948 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1,401
- 1.79km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.19km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 31
- 1.524km NW of New Idria, CA · 1946 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1943 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 38
- 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1943 days ago · -1 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.814km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1943 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.412km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1943 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1942 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
- 1.72km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1942 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.810km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1941 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1941 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.02km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1940 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.99km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1940 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.34km NNW of Aromas, CA · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 489
- 2.34km NNW of Aromas, CA · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 12
- 2.112km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1940 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.615km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1940 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.26km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1939 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.93km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.519km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1939 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
- 1.65km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.64km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.83km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1939 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.82km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1939 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.810km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.412km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.610km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1937 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.02km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.011km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1936 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.911km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1936 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
- 3.013km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1936 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 6
- 2.63km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1935 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
- 1.713km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.626km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1934 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.620km SW of Gustine, CA · 1934 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.415km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1933 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
- 1.94km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1933 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.95km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1933 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 7
- 1.74km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.115km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1931 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.111km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1931 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.96km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1930 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.65km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1930 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.814km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1930 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.14km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1929 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1928 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.98km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1928 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.65km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1928 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
The first 60 of 121.
Before
- 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.88km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1953 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 3.014km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1954 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 11
- 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1954 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.322km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1955 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1956 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.67km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.811km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1956 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.46km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1957 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
- 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1958 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.96km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1958 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
- 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1960 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.923km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 1960 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.03km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1961 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.18km E of San Ardo, CA · 1961 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.516km NNE of Lopez Point, CA · 1963 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.04km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.611km SW of King City, CA · 1964 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.64km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1965 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73567541. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:59 PM UTC.