California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 1km NE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 1km NE of Pinnacles, CA on Fri, Aug 27, 2021, 3:50 PM PDT (22:50 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18km NW of San Simeon, 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
2021-08-27 22:50:11 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.539° N, 121.132° 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
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 127 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CA · 1863 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  2. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1862 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CA · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.88km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1862 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.74km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.718km SSW of Gustine, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CA · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 1.73km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1860 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 4.06km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 265 · tsunami flag
  12. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1857 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.26km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.913km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1855 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.611km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1855 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  23. 1.78km S of Gustine, CA · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.216km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  25. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.08km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.015km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  31. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 29
  32. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  33. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  34. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  37. 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1844 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  38. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  40. 2.012km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.96km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  42. 2.05km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  43. 2.15km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  44. 2.46km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 4
  45. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  46. 2.112km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.913km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  50. 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  52. 3.212km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1838 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 500
  53. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  55. 1.67km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  56. 1.96km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 1.910km W of Avenal, CA · 1834 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.810km W of Avenal, CA · 1834 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  59. 2.18km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.612km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 127.

Before

  1. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.111km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 1864 days ago · 18 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.827km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.722km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.925km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1867 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.931km WNW of San Simeon, CA · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  10. 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.115km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1868 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.824km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.619km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.624km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1868 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  15. 1.65km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.817km N of New Idria, CA · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 1.96km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1870 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 2.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 3.15km S of Ridgemark, CA · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 17
  20. 1.97km NNE of Greenfield, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73616676. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:43 PM UTC.