California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 26km NW of San Simeon, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 26km NW of San Simeon, CA on Sun, Nov 21, 2021, 12:24 PM PST (20:24 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 1km W of Parkfield, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-11-21 20:24:50 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.775° N, 121.432° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 2.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
200°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 73 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.33km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1777 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.518km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  9. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.819km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.810km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1776 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.512km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1774 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.824km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 2.015km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1770 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 1.912km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1770 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.114km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1770 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.615km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  25. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1768 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 1.924km NE of King City, CA · 1767 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 2.39km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1766 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  28. 2.617km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1761 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 1.76km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1756 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  31. 1.62km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1756 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  32. 2.42km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1755 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.521km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1753 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  34. 1.77km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 1.712km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 1750 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.24km WSW of Paso Robles, CA · 1749 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 10
  37. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  38. 1.612km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  39. 1.718km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1747 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  40. 1.79km WSW of Atascadero, CA · 1746 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  41. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 2.211km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  43. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 1.912km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  45. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 23
  46. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.810km ESE of Lopez Point, CA · 1743 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  48. 2.74km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 4
  49. 2.623km WNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1742 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
  50. 1.93km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.013km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1738 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  52. 3.31km W of Parkfield, CA · 1738 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 34
  53. 2.212km W of Templeton, CA · 1737 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.122km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  55. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1737 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  56. 2.513km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.619km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.26km W of Templeton, CA · 1735 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.110km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 73.

Before

  1. 2.112km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.56km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1779 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.918km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.727km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1781 days ago · 16 km deep · 12 km away
  5. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1781 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1782 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 3.27km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1785 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 12
  8. 2.310km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1785 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1788 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1788 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.710km N of San Simeon, CA · 1790 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  13. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.222km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 1.511km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.611km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1791 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  18. 2.312km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1794 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1796 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73655985. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:42 PM UTC.