California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 21km ESE of Point Sur, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 21km ESE of Point Sur, CA on Sat, Jul 10, 2021, 12:35 AM PDT (07:35 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6km NW of Pinnacles, 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
2021-07-10 07:35:54 UTC
Depth
15.8 km (9.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.207° N, 121.700° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1910 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 20
  2. 1.87km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1910 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 2.24km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1910 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  4. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1909 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 2.822km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 8
  6. 1.69km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1908 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  7. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1906 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1906 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1906 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.63km E of Aromas, CA · 1905 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 2.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1904 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.79km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 2.98km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1901 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 59
  14. 2.517km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1898 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.22km NNE of Carmel Valley Village, CA · 1897 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1896 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.08km ENE of Interlaken, CA · 1894 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 2.315km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1892 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1892 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  20. 2.39km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 1891 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  21. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1891 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 1.730km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1891 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 1.719km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1890 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  24. 1.87km SW of San Ardo, CA · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.519km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1890 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.320km SW of New Idria, CA · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.83km NW of Hollister, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 90
  28. 1.52km NW of Hollister, CA · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  29. 3.02km NW of Hollister, CA · 1889 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 83
  30. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 1.712km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 1.68km WNW of Greenfield, CA · 1888 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.72km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.517km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  35. 1.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1887 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1886 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1884 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 2.29km NE of Gilroy, CA · 1884 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 2.84km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 12
  40. 1.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  41. 2.33km SE of San Ardo, CA · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  42. 1.923km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1883 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  43. 1.73km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1882 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  44. 1.95km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1881 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  45. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1880 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 1.923km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1880 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  47. 1.96km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1878 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  48. 1.55km SE of Aromas, CA · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  49. 2.510km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  51. 2.210km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  52. 2.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1877 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
  53. 1.69km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1876 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  54. 2.04km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1875 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.92km WNW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1875 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  56. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  57. 2.99km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1873 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 8
  58. 2.419km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  59. 1.97km NNE of Greenfield, CA · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  60. 3.15km S of Ridgemark, CA · 1869 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 17

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 2.36km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1914 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.812km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1914 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.610km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1915 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1916 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.93km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1916 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.411km SSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 1917 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.66km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1917 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.68km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.03km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.84km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1918 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  11. 1.58km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1920 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.98km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 2.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 7
  14. 2.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.710km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.86km ESE of San Lucas, CA · 1922 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 2.22km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1923 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.911km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1923 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73586586. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:20 PM UTC.