M1.6 earthquake 15km SE of Point Sur, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Nov 30, 2021, 2:46 AM PST

UTC

2021-11-30 10:46:26 UTC

Depth

4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.223° N, 121.770° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.14

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

185°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

28

• Big Sur, CaliforniaPopulation 1,000. Forecast6 kmSSE
• Monterey, CaliforniaPopulation 28,338. Forecast43 kmSSE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast52 kmSSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast401 kmNW

After

1. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CATue, Nov 30, 2:59 PM PST · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CAWed, Dec 1, 3:45 AM PST · 1768 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
3. 2.310km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Dec 1, 4:27 PM PST · 1767 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
4. 1.924km NE of King City, CAThu, Dec 2, 3:58 AM PST · 1767 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
5. 2.39km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Dec 3, 6:03 AM PST · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
6. 1.79km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Dec 6, 9:20 PM PST · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Dec 7, 1:31 PM PST · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
8. 2.617km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Dec 8, 5:04 PM PST · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.87km ENE of Gilroy, CAFri, Dec 10, 11:02 AM PST · 1758 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
10. 2.212km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Dec 10, 3:02 PM PST · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
11. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Dec 10, 5:08 PM PST · 1758 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CAFri, Dec 10, 10:57 PM PST · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
13. 1.911km S of Tres Pinos, CASun, Dec 12, 10:22 PM PST · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
14. 1.812km S of Tres Pinos, CASun, Dec 12, 11:47 PM PST · 1756 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
15. 2.512km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Dec 13, 6:00 AM PST · 1755 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
16. 1.76km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Dec 13, 6:04 AM PST · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
17. 1.62km E of Pinnacles, CAMon, Dec 13, 10:09 PM PST · 1755 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.614km SE of Tres Pinos, CATue, Dec 14, 3:51 PM PST · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
19. 2.42km E of Pinnacles, CATue, Dec 14, 5:56 PM PST · 1754 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 2
20. 2.05km SSW of Tres Pinos, CATue, Dec 14, 6:16 PM PST · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
21. 1.95km NNW of Hollister, CATue, Dec 14, 8:16 PM PST · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
22. 1.63km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAThu, Dec 16, 3:21 AM PST · 1753 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
23. 1.521km NNE of San Simeon, CAThu, Dec 16, 4:57 AM PST · 1753 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
24. 1.77km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, Dec 18, 8:31 PM PST · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
25. 1.712km SSW of San Lucas, CASun, Dec 19, 10:27 AM PST · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
26. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CATue, Dec 21, 7:18 PM PST · 1747 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
27. 1.91km E of Hollister, CATue, Dec 21, 9:36 PM PST · 1747 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
28. 1.718km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Dec 22, 4:31 AM PST · 1747 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
29. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Dec 24, 3:27 PM PST · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
30. 2.211km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Dec 25, 5:51 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
31. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CASat, Dec 25, 8:09 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
32. 1.912km N of Pinnacles, CASat, Dec 25, 8:13 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
33. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CASat, Dec 25, 11:19 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 23
34. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CASat, Dec 25, 11:53 PM PST · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
35. 1.810km ESE of Lopez Point, CASun, Dec 26, 11:33 AM PST · 1742 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
36. 2.74km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Dec 27, 9:09 AM PST · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
37. 2.623km WNW of Lopez Point, CAMon, Dec 27, 9:14 AM PST · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 5
38. 1.93km N of Pinnacles, CATue, Dec 28, 6:27 PM PST · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
39. 2.05km ESE of Aromas, CAThu, Dec 30, 4:10 PM PST · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
40. 2.19km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Dec 31, 8:05 AM PST · 1737 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
41. 2.013km NNE of San Simeon, CAFri, Dec 31, 7:35 PM PST · 1737 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
42. 2.122km ENE of San Lucas, CASat, Jan 1, 1:54 PM PST · 1736 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
43. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jan 1, 2:50 PM PST · 1736 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
44. 2.513km NNW of San Simeon, CASun, Jan 2, 7:15 AM PST · 1735 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
45. 1.619km NW of San Simeon, CAMon, Jan 3, 7:28 PM PST · 1734 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
46. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 6, 2:28 PM PST · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
47. 2.110km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 6, 3:14 PM PST · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
48. 1.74km W of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 6, 3:25 PM PST · 1731 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
49. 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 6, 3:35 PM PST · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
50. 2.121km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jan 7, 11:15 AM PST · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
51. 2.55km NNW of Pinnacles, CASat, Jan 8, 4:38 AM PST · 1730 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
52. 1.72km NE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jan 10, 2:22 PM PST · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
53. 2.422km NE of San Lucas, CAWed, Jan 12, 6:17 AM PST · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
54. 1.62km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 12, 6:46 AM PST · 1725 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
55. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 12, 6:28 PM PST · 1725 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
56. 1.99km E of Gilroy, CAThu, Jan 13, 7:30 PM PST · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
57. 2.112km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Jan 14, 11:50 AM PST · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
58. 2.39km E of Gilroy, CAFri, Jan 14, 12:56 PM PST · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
59. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 16, 5:23 AM PST · 1722 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
60. 1.77km ENE of Gilroy, CASun, Jan 16, 7:19 PM PST · 1721 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

1. 1.510km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Nov 30, 1:54 AM PST · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.114km SE of Point Sur, CAMon, Nov 29, 11:58 PM PST · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
3. 1.912km NE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Nov 29, 9:18 PM PST · 1769 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
4. 2.015km SE of Point Sur, CAMon, Nov 29, 8:56 PM PST · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Nov 29, 11:02 AM PST · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
6. 1.66km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Nov 27, 5:14 PM PST · 1771 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
7. 1.68km SW of Ridgemark, CAFri, Nov 26, 4:04 PM PST · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
8. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Nov 25, 4:41 PM PST · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
9. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Nov 25, 6:13 AM PST · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
10. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Nov 25, 3:44 AM PST · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Nov 25, 3:25 AM PST · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
12. 2.012km SW of Ridgemark, CAWed, Nov 24, 4:10 PM PST · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
13. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CAWed, Nov 24, 6:18 AM PST · 1774 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CAWed, Nov 24, 6:17 AM PST · 1774 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.810km WNW of New Idria, CATue, Nov 23, 11:25 PM PST · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
16. 1.819km NW of San Simeon, CATue, Nov 23, 9:34 PM PST · 1775 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
17. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CATue, Nov 23, 12:40 PM PST · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CATue, Nov 23, 10:00 AM PST · 1775 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
19. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Nov 22, 11:06 PM PST · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
20. 2.14km W of San Juan Bautista, CAMon, Nov 22, 5:57 PM PST · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73660050. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:11 AM UTC.