M2.8 earthquake 9km WNW of Templeton, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (Mh), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Aug 6, 2021, 3:04 AM PDT

UTC

2021-08-06 10:04:56 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.584° N, 120.795° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 3.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

267°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Templeton, CaliforniaPopulation 7,674. Forecast9 kmWNW
• Paso Robles, CaliforniaPopulation 27,157. Forecast11 kmWSW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast77 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast289 kmNW

After

1. 2.33km SE of San Ardo, CASat, Aug 7, 12:58 AM PDT · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
2. 1.923km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 7, 3:55 AM PDT · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
3. 1.720km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Aug 9, 1:13 AM PDT · 1882 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
4. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 10, 3:31 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.923km NNE of San Ardo, CATue, Aug 10, 8:27 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
6. 1.513km WNW of Huron, CATue, Aug 10, 4:20 PM PDT · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.78km WNW of Huron, CAThu, Aug 12, 6:28 AM PDT · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
8. 1.912km SSW of Cantua Creek, CAFri, Aug 13, 1:20 AM PDT · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
9. 2.113km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Aug 15, 5:27 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
10. 2.62km SSE of Parkfield, CASun, Aug 15, 10:03 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
11. 2.419km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Aug 18, 4:15 AM PDT · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.97km NNE of Greenfield, CAWed, Aug 18, 3:16 PM PDT · 1872 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.82km ENE of Cayucos, CAThu, Aug 19, 12:17 PM PDT · 1872 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
14. 2.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CASat, Aug 21, 1:10 PM PDT · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
15. 1.65km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Aug 23, 2:08 AM PDT · 1868 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
16. 1.619km NNW of Coalinga, CAMon, Aug 23, 9:33 AM PDT · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
17. 1.931km WNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Aug 23, 10:38 PM PDT · 1867 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
18. 1.722km NW of San Simeon, CATue, Aug 24, 5:23 PM PDT · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
19. 2.013km SW of Guadalupe, CAWed, Aug 25, 12:19 AM PDT · 1866 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
20. 1.827km NW of San Simeon, CAWed, Aug 25, 8:11 AM PDT · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
21. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Aug 26, 11:45 AM PDT · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
22. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:29 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
23. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:32 PM PDT · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
24. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CASat, Aug 28, 11:12 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
25. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Aug 29, 6:49 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
26. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CASun, Aug 29, 8:43 AM PDT · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
27. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CAMon, Aug 30, 11:55 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
28. 1.711km WSW of Templeton, CATue, Aug 31, 7:51 PM PDT · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
29. 2.311km WSW of Morro Bay, CASat, Sep 4, 9:34 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
30. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Sep 5, 4:48 PM PDT · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
31. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CAMon, Sep 6, 9:52 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
32. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CAFri, Sep 10, 3:49 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
33. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CAMon, Sep 13, 9:57 AM PDT · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
34. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CAMon, Sep 13, 6:22 PM PDT · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
35. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CATue, Sep 14, 12:38 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 29
36. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 5:51 AM PDT · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
37. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CAWed, Sep 15, 6:06 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
38. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 7:45 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
39. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 17, 7:29 AM PDT · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
40. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CAFri, Sep 17, 6:22 PM PDT · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
41. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:04 AM PDT · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
42. 1.611km WSW of Templeton, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:20 PM PDT · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
43. 1.910km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:49 AM PDT · 1834 days ago · 15 km deep · 70 km away
44. 2.810km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:52 AM PDT · 1834 days ago · 16 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 4
45. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CATue, Sep 28, 12:41 PM PDT · 1832 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 4
46. 1.66km WSW of Kettleman City, CAWed, Sep 29, 12:52 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
47. 1.510km SE of Avenal, CAThu, Sep 30, 8:06 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
48. 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Oct 3, 11:36 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
49. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 4, 1:12 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away

Before

1. 1.68km WNW of Greenfield, CAMon, Aug 2, 7:33 PM PDT · 1888 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
2. 2.320km SW of New Idria, CASat, Jul 31, 6:41 PM PDT · 1890 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
3. 2.77km NNW of Cholame, CASat, Jul 31, 12:09 PM PDT · 1891 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 3
4. 1.87km SW of San Ardo, CASat, Jul 31, 4:29 AM PDT · 1891 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
5. 1.719km SSE of Lopez Point, CASat, Jul 31, 4:16 AM PDT · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
6. 2.39km SSW of San Lucas, CAFri, Jul 30, 4:49 AM PDT · 1892 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
7. 2.319km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Jul 28, 8:29 PM PDT · 1893 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
8. 3.47km NNW of Cholame, CAWed, Jul 28, 8:07 AM PDT · 1894 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 24
9. 1.511km WSW of Huron, CAMon, Jul 26, 7:33 AM PDT · 1896 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
10. 2.517km SSE of Lopez Point, CAFri, Jul 23, 6:43 PM PDT · 1898 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 4
11. 2.612km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Jul 23, 11:34 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
12. 1.97km WNW of Paso Robles, CAThu, Jul 22, 5:20 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
13. 2.46km NNW of Cholame, CAMon, Jul 19, 11:16 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
14. 1.712km E of Coalinga, CAFri, Jul 16, 6:09 PM PDT · 1905 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.822km ENE of San Lucas, CAMon, Jul 12, 9:44 PM PDT · 1909 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 8

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73606411. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.