California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, Nov 21, 2021, 11:26 AM PST (19:26 UTC), 7 km (4 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
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-11-21 19:26:56 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.460° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.726km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 2.33km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.612km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.518km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 2.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.14km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.819km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1775 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.810km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 1.512km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  19. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.012km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  22. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  25. 1.68km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  26. 1.824km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  27. 1.66km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1771 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  28. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.015km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.912km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1769 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away
  31. 2.114km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 1.615km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.79km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1769 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 38
  35. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  36. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1768 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.310km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1767 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.924km NE of King City, CA · 1767 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 2.39km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  40. 1.79km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.710km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.617km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.87km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1759 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  45. 2.212km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1758 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  48. 1.911km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  49. 1.812km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1756 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 2.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1756 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  51. 1.76km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.62km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1755 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  53. 1.614km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  54. 2.42km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1754 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.05km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 1.89km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  57. 1.95km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  58. 1.63km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  59. 1.521km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1753 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  60. 1.77km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 2.112km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1778 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.56km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1779 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.918km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.727km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1780 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 2.25km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.725km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1781 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  9. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 2.311km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1784 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  11. 3.27km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1784 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 12
  12. 2.310km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1784 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1788 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 2.315km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1788 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 1.710km N of San Simeon, CA · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.310km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1789 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73655960. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.