M1.9 earthquake 6km ESE of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 5:14 PM PDT

UTC

2021-08-22 00:14:58 UTC

Depth

6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.502° N, 121.082° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

82°

Stations used

40

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast23 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast55 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast375 kmNW

After

1. 1.817km N of New Idria, CAMon, Aug 23, 1:32 AM PDT · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
2. 1.65km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Aug 23, 2:08 AM PDT · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.624km SSW of Los Banos, CAMon, Aug 23, 4:57 AM PDT · 1868 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
4. 1.619km NNW of Coalinga, CAMon, Aug 23, 9:33 AM PDT · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
5. 1.824km SSW of Los Banos, CAMon, Aug 23, 2:17 PM PDT · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
6. 1.931km WNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Aug 23, 10:38 PM PDT · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
7. 1.925km SSW of South Dos Palos, CATue, Aug 24, 11:53 AM PDT · 1866 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
8. 1.722km NW of San Simeon, CATue, Aug 24, 5:23 PM PDT · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
9. 1.827km NW of San Simeon, CAWed, Aug 25, 8:11 AM PDT · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
10. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Aug 26, 11:45 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:29 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
12. 2.111km SSW of Fairmead, CAFri, Aug 27, 2:10 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 18 km deep · 91 km away
13. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 27, 6:45 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
14. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:32 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
15. 2.11km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 27, 3:50 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
16. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CASat, Aug 28, 11:12 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
17. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 29, 5:00 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CASun, Aug 29, 8:43 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.88km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 29, 6:47 PM PDT · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
20. 1.74km N of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 30, 5:43 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
21. 1.718km SSW of Gustine, CAMon, Aug 30, 6:22 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
22. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CAMon, Aug 30, 11:55 AM PDT · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
23. 1.73km ESE of Aromas, CAMon, Aug 30, 4:41 PM PDT · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
24. 4.06km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 31, 9:09 AM PDT · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 265 · tsunami flag
25. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 1, 6:14 AM PDT · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
26. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 3, 12:07 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
27. 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CAFri, Sep 3, 1:09 PM PDT · 1856 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
28. 2.26km SW of Gilroy, CASat, Sep 4, 9:15 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
29. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CASat, Sep 4, 11:01 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
30. 1.913km SSE of Tres Pinos, CASun, Sep 5, 7:47 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
31. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Sep 5, 4:48 PM PDT · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
32. 1.611km ESE of Gilroy, CASun, Sep 5, 10:52 PM PDT · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
33. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CAMon, Sep 6, 9:52 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
34. 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Sep 8, 6:31 PM PDT · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
35. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 9, 9:18 AM PDT · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
36. 1.78km S of Gustine, CAFri, Sep 10, 12:41 AM PDT · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
37. 2.216km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 10, 7:59 AM PDT · 1850 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
38. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CAFri, Sep 10, 3:49 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
39. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 10, 5:57 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
40. 2.08km N of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 10, 8:01 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
41. 2.015km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 12, 8:04 AM PDT · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
42. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CAMon, Sep 13, 9:57 AM PDT · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
43. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CAMon, Sep 13, 6:22 PM PDT · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
44. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CATue, Sep 14, 12:38 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 29
45. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 14, 3:24 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
46. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 5:51 AM PDT · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
47. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CAWed, Sep 15, 6:06 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
48. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 7:45 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
49. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 16, 8:18 PM PDT · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
50. 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Sep 16, 8:48 PM PDT · 1843 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
51. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 17, 7:29 AM PDT · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
52. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CAFri, Sep 17, 6:22 PM PDT · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
53. 2.012km NNE of Hollister, CASat, Sep 18, 4:31 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
54. 1.96km NNE of Los Banos, CASat, Sep 18, 5:20 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
55. 2.05km NNE of Los Banos, CASat, Sep 18, 5:23 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
56. 2.15km NNE of Los Banos, CASat, Sep 18, 5:54 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
57. 2.46km NNE of Los Banos, CASat, Sep 18, 8:44 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
58. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Sep 18, 9:35 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
59. 2.112km NNE of Hollister, CASat, Sep 18, 10:56 PM PDT · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
60. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Sep 20, 11:49 AM PDT · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

1. 2.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CASat, Aug 21, 1:10 PM PDT · 1869 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
2. 3.15km S of Ridgemark, CASat, Aug 21, 12:54 PM PDT · 1869 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 17
3. 1.97km NNE of Greenfield, CAWed, Aug 18, 3:16 PM PDT · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.419km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Aug 18, 4:15 AM PDT · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
5. 2.99km SW of Tres Pinos, CATue, Aug 17, 2:14 PM PDT · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 8
6. 3.016km ENE of New Idria, CATue, Aug 17, 3:09 AM PDT · 1874 days ago · 16 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 5
7. 2.112km W of Cantua Creek, CATue, Aug 17, 1:37 AM PDT · 1874 days ago · 17 km deep · 56 km away
8. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 16, 11:06 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
9. 2.62km SSE of Parkfield, CASun, Aug 15, 10:03 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
10. 1.92km WNW of Tres Pinos, CASun, Aug 15, 9:26 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.113km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Aug 15, 5:27 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
12. 2.04km ESE of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 15, 1:36 AM PDT · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.69km ENE of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 14, 12:10 AM PDT · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
14. 2.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 13, 10:12 PM PDT · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 5
15. 2.210km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 13, 8:59 PM PDT · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
16. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 13, 8:54 PM PDT · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.510km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 13, 8:47 PM PDT · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.912km SSW of Cantua Creek, CAFri, Aug 13, 1:20 AM PDT · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
19. 1.55km SE of Aromas, CAThu, Aug 12, 5:52 PM PDT · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
20. 1.96km NNE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Aug 12, 3:22 PM PDT · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73613251. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC.