California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12km W of Templeton, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12km W of Templeton, CA on Wed, Jun 23, 2021, 6:56 PM PDT (01:56 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7km NNW of Cholame, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-06-24 01:56:48 UTC
Depth
4.1 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
35.566° N, 120.832° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.12
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.36km E of New Idria, CA · 1928 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.86km ESE of San Lucas, CA · 1923 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 2.36km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1922 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 3.19km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1919 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
  5. 3.18km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1919 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 11
  6. 2.411km SSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 1918 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  7. 2.822km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 8
  8. 1.712km E of Coalinga, CA · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  9. 2.46km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  10. 1.97km WNW of Paso Robles, CA · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.612km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.517km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1898 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
  13. 1.511km WSW of Huron, CA · 1896 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 3.47km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1894 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 24
  15. 2.319km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1893 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.39km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 1892 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.719km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.87km SW of San Ardo, CA · 1891 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 2.77km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.320km SW of New Idria, CA · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.68km WNW of Greenfield, CA · 1888 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  22. 2.89km WNW of Templeton, CA · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.33km SE of San Ardo, CA · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  24. 1.923km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.720km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1882 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.923km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1881 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 1.513km WNW of Huron, CA · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.78km WNW of Huron, CA · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  30. 2.113km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  31. 2.62km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.419km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 1.97km NNE of Greenfield, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.82km ENE of Cayucos, CA · 1872 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  35. 2.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

Before

  1. 1.725km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 1929 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 2.223km SW of New Idria, CA · 1929 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.07km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1932 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.610km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1938 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 2.412km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.810km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1940 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  8. 2.519km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1940 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1941 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1943 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.25km WNW of San Simeon, CA · 1945 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 2.46km WNW of San Simeon, CA · 1945 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  13. 1.611km W of Templeton, CA · 1948 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 1.620km S of Kettleman City, CA · 1949 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.610km SSE of Orcutt, CA · 1951 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.612km SSE of Cambria, CA · 1951 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1951 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.510km SSE of Orcutt, CA · 1951 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.923km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1953 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 1.522km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1953 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73578771. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:22 AM UTC.