California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 9km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 9km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Wed, Sep 1, 2021, 6:14 AM PDT (13:14 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2021-09-01 13:14:28 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.473° N, 121.068° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
59°
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: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1856 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.26km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1855 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1855 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  4. 1.913km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1854 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.611km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.78km S of Gustine, CA · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.216km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  12. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 2.08km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.015km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1847 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  18. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1845 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 29
  19. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1845 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  24. 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1843 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  25. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1842 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.012km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1841 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.96km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1841 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  29. 2.05km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1841 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  30. 2.15km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  31. 2.46km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1841 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  32. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1841 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.112km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  35. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  36. 1.913km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1838 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  37. 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1838 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  38. 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1838 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  39. 3.212km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1837 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 500
  40. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  41. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 1.67km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1834 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.96km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.910km W of Avenal, CA · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.810km W of Avenal, CA · 1833 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.18km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1833 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.612km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1831 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 2.812km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 123
  50. 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1830 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.86km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  53. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  55. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  56. 1.814km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1828 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  58. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  59. 3.312km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1826 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 103
  60. 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 4.06km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 265 · tsunami flag
  2. 1.73km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CA · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.718km SSW of Gustine, CA · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.74km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1860 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 1.88km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CA · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 2.11km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1863 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 2.111km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 1863 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.827km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.722km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.925km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1866 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.931km WNW of San Simeon, CA · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.824km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73618766. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:06 PM UTC.