California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 24km ENE of San Ardo, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24km ENE of San Ardo, CA on Sun, Jan 31, 2021, 8:31 AM PST (16:31 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 22km SSE of Lopez Point, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-01-31 16:31:33 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.099° N, 120.663° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
46

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 87 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.220km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2069 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.415km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.44km NE of Lemoore, CA · 2068 days ago · 30 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 2.421km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.412km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.522km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2066 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2065 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 1.610km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2065 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.29km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2065 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.96km E of Huron, CA · 2065 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 2.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.26km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  16. 1.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.513km E of New Idria, CA · 2062 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 8
  19. 1.918km W of New Idria, CA · 2060 days ago · 18 km deep · 39 km away
  20. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
  21. 3.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7
  22. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  23. 2.510km NNE of Kettleman City, CA · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.713km WSW of Parkfield, CA · 2054 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 15
  27. 1.612km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  28. 1.919km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 2.01km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.72km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2050 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.57km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  33. 1.622km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2049 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.014km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  35. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  36. 1.515km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  37. 1.816km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.116km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2047 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 1.78km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.78km E of Coalinga, CA · 2047 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 1.711km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.810km W of Huron, CA · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  44. 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  46. 2.22km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  47. 1.517km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  48. 1.79km E of Coalinga, CA · 2046 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 2.99km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2046 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6
  50. 1.611km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2046 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.36km NNE of Avenal, CA · 2046 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.57km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  53. 1.53km E of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 3.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 10
  55. 3.022km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
  56. 1.810km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2043 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  57. 3.222km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  58. 2.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.111km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.422km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2042 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.618km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2071 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.722km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2072 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.05km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.92km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2074 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.115km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2075 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.723km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 2.410km W of Templeton, CA · 2077 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.913km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2077 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  13. 1.821km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2078 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.910km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.810km W of Templeton, CA · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.710km W of Templeton, CA · 2081 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 16
  17. 1.613km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.213km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.511km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2082 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 2.216km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73518915. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:54 PM UTC.