M2.0 earthquake 8km N of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 8km N of Pinnacles, CA on Fri, Sep 10, 2021, 8:01 PM PDT (03:01 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.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-09-11 03:01:11 UTC
- Depth
- 8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.605° N, 121.139° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 73°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.015km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
- 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1847 days ago · 17 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 29
- 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
- 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1844 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.012km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
- 1.96km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.05km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.15km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.46km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
- 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.112km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
- 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.913km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 3.212km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1838 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 500
- 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.67km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.96km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.18km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
- 1.612km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1832 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.812km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 123
- 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.86km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
- 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.510km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.814km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1829 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1829 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1828 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
- 3.312km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1827 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 103
- 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
- 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.714km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 531
- 1.517km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1826 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
- 2.46km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 7
- 1.814km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.914km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
- 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1825 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
- 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
- 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1824 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.16km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.76km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1817 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1816 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.610km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.124km NE of King City, CA · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
The first 60 of 129.
Before
- 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.216km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.78km S of Gustine, CA · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
- 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.611km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1855 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
- 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1855 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.913km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.26km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
- 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1857 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
- 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.06km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 265 · tsunami flag
- 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1861 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.73km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
- 2.017km N of San Simeon, CA · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.718km SSW of Gustine, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73623416. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:15 PM UTC.