M1.6 earthquake 8km NE of Ridgemark, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8km NE of Ridgemark, CA on Sat, Jul 3, 2021, 9:52 PM PDT (04:52 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 6km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-07-04 04:52:06 UTC
- Depth
- 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.866° N, 121.306° W
- Region
- California
- 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, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.18
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 49°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 80 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.66km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1918 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.93km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 4
- 1.719km SE of Livermore, CA · 1916 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.610km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1916 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.812km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1915 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.36km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.321km ESE of Point Sur, CA · 1912 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.79km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.88km SW of Loyola, CA · 1911 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 20
- 1.87km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1911 days ago · 15 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.24km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1910 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.124km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1910 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.726km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1910 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.822km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 8
- 1.69km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
- 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
- 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.613km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1906 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.63km E of Aromas, CA · 1906 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
- 1.79km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1903 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.98km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1901 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 59
- 2.28km NW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1901 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.22km NNE of Carmel Valley Village, CA · 1898 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
- 1.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.85km E of Fremont, CA · 1897 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.08km ENE of Interlaken, CA · 1895 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.315km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
- 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1893 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.39km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 1892 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.515km WSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1892 days ago · 18 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.730km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1892 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.516km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.519km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1891 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.320km SW of New Idria, CA · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.83km NW of Hollister, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 90
- 1.52km NW of Hollister, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
- 3.02km NW of Hollister, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 83
- 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1889 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.712km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1889 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1889 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 50
- 1.68km WNW of Greenfield, CA · 1888 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.72km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.517km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.29km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1887 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
- 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1887 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.911km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1885 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
- 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.29km NE of Gilroy, CA · 1885 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.84km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 12
- 1.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1884 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.923km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.73km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.22km E of Saratoga, CA · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 48
The first 60 of 109.
Before
- 3.72km WSW of Los Banos, CA · 1919 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 143
- 2.03km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1919 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
- 1.84km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1919 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.09km NE of Milpitas, CA · 1919 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
- 1.79km N of Boulder Creek, CA · 1921 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.58km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1921 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.98km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 7
- 2.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1921 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
- 1.710km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1922 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1922 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.49km NE of San Martin, CA · 1923 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
- 1.86km ESE of San Lucas, CA · 1923 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.22km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1924 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.911km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1924 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1925 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
- 1.715km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1925 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.816km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1925 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.114km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1926 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73582796. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:39 PM UTC.