California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16km ESE of Point Sur, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km ESE of Point Sur, CA on Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 3:52 PM PST (23:52 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 10km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-03-10 23:52:59 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.242° N, 121.743° 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 0.7 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 2.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.48km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.124km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2030 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.44km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.514km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.78km E of Gilroy, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2026 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.624km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.66km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 2.36km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  18. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 12
  19. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.79km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.74km NW of New Idria, CA · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  22. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  23. 1.711km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 2.010km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  27. 2.110km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.810km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.75km WSW of Hollister, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  30. 1.710km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.612km ENE of Cambria, CA · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  32. 1.78km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  33. 3.210km E of Gilroy, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 34
  34. 2.88km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 15
  35. 1.98km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.811km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  37. 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  38. 1.910km E of Gilroy, CA · 2018 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  40. 1.712km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  41. 2.026km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2014 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 2.027km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.123km NE of King City, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.93km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 2013 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 2.52km SE of San Ardo, CA · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.312km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  47. 3.36km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 152
  48. 1.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  49. 2.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 3
  50. 1.96km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  52. 1.66km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.412km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.613km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 2.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 31
  56. 1.95km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 2.25km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  58. 2.213km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2008 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  60. 1.88km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.58km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.611km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  5. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  7. 2.03km N of Ridgemark, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 2.211km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.112 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2042 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 2.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.621km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 2.58km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  16. 2.111km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  17. 2.47km N of Aromas, CA · 2043 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.222km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  20. 3.022km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73533606. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:17 PM UTC.