California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 12km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 12km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Nov 6, 2021, 1:18 PM PDT (20:18 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 1km W of Parkfield, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-11-06 20:18:21 UTC
Depth
0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.456° N, 121.041° 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
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
68°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.46km N of Hollister, CA · 1792 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 12
  2. 1.68km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1790 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.611km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.511km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.222km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.310km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1789 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.710km N of San Simeon, CA · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 2.315km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1788 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1788 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.310km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1784 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 3.27km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1784 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 12
  17. 2.311km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1784 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  20. 1.725km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1781 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 2.25km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  22. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.727km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1780 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.918km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.56km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1779 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  26. 2.112km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1778 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 2.112km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 1.726km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.33km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  32. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  33. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  34. 2.612km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  36. 1.518km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 4
  38. 2.14km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  39. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  40. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  41. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.819km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1775 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.810km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.512km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.012km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  48. 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  49. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  51. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.68km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  53. 1.824km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  54. 1.66km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1771 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.015km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 1.912km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1769 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 2.114km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  59. 1.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  60. 1.615km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.113km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1793 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1793 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.67km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1793 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  4. 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1794 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.911km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.99km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1794 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.17km NE of San Martin, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.95km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1796 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 2.210km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.311km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1798 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1798 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 1.624km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1799 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.619km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.68km SSE of Huron, CA · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73649645. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.