M1.7 earthquake 11km WSW of Templeton, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Aug 31, 2021, 7:51 PM PDT

UTC

2021-09-01 02:51:28 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.529° N, 120.823° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.19

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

116°

Stations used

41

• Templeton, CaliforniaPopulation 7,674. Forecast11 kmWSW
• Atascadero, CaliforniaPopulation 29,819. Forecast14 kmWNW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast73 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast287 kmNW

After

1. 2.311km WSW of Morro Bay, CASat, Sep 4, 9:34 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
2. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Sep 5, 4:48 PM PDT · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CAMon, Sep 6, 9:52 AM PDT · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CAFri, Sep 10, 3:49 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CAMon, Sep 13, 9:57 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
6. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CAMon, Sep 13, 6:22 PM PDT · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
7. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CATue, Sep 14, 12:38 AM PDT · 1845 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 29
8. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 5:51 AM PDT · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
9. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CAWed, Sep 15, 6:06 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
10. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 7:45 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
11. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CAFri, Sep 17, 6:22 PM PDT · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:04 AM PDT · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.611km WSW of Templeton, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:20 PM PDT · 1835 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.910km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:49 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
15. 2.810km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:52 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
16. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CATue, Sep 28, 12:41 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
17. 1.66km WSW of Kettleman City, CAWed, Sep 29, 12:52 PM PDT · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
18. 1.510km SE of Avenal, CAThu, Sep 30, 8:06 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Oct 3, 11:36 PM PDT · 1825 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
20. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 4, 1:12 AM PDT · 1825 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
21. 2.99km SE of Kettleman City, CAThu, Oct 7, 5:44 PM PDT · 1822 days ago · 29 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
22. 1.78km SW of Atascadero, CAWed, Oct 13, 4:38 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
23. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CAThu, Oct 14, 7:05 AM PDT · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
24. 1.610km NNE of San Simeon, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:41 AM PDT · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
25. 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CAFri, Oct 15, 12:26 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
26. 2.124km NE of King City, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:07 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
27. 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 18, 2:42 AM PDT · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
28. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 18, 2:45 AM PDT · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 24
29. 1.96km SSW of Huron, CAMon, Oct 18, 3:47 PM PDT · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
30. 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CAWed, Oct 20, 9:51 PM PDT · 1808 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
31. 4.718km NW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 4:42 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 619 · tsunami flag
32. 3.517km NW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 4:49 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 35
33. 1.919km NW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 5:02 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
34. 1.817km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 6:15 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
35. 2.218km NW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 7:02 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
36. 2.218km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 7:31 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
37. 2.020km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 8:11 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
38. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 8:59 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
39. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 11:33 PM PDT · 1803 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
40. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Oct 27, 5:06 AM PDT · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
41. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Oct 27, 8:29 PM PDT · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
42. 2.24km ESE of Cholame, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:23 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
43. 1.822km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Oct 29, 3:25 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
44. 1.68km SSE of Huron, CASat, Oct 30, 2:32 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
45. 1.619km NNW of San Simeon, CASat, Oct 30, 3:00 PM PDT · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away

Before

1. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CAMon, Aug 30, 11:55 AM PDT · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
2. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CASun, Aug 29, 8:43 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
3. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Aug 29, 6:49 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
4. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CASat, Aug 28, 11:12 PM PDT · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
5. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:32 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
6. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:29 AM PDT · 1863 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
7. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Aug 26, 11:45 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.827km NW of San Simeon, CAWed, Aug 25, 8:11 AM PDT · 1865 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
9. 2.013km SW of Guadalupe, CAWed, Aug 25, 12:19 AM PDT · 1865 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
10. 1.722km NW of San Simeon, CATue, Aug 24, 5:23 PM PDT · 1866 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.931km WNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Aug 23, 10:38 PM PDT · 1866 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
12. 1.619km NNW of Coalinga, CAMon, Aug 23, 9:33 AM PDT · 1867 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
13. 1.65km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Aug 23, 2:08 AM PDT · 1867 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
14. 2.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CASat, Aug 21, 1:10 PM PDT · 1869 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
15. 1.82km ENE of Cayucos, CAThu, Aug 19, 12:17 PM PDT · 1871 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
16. 2.419km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Aug 18, 4:15 AM PDT · 1872 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
17. 2.62km SSE of Parkfield, CASun, Aug 15, 10:03 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 3
18. 2.113km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Aug 15, 5:27 PM PDT · 1875 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
19. 1.78km WNW of Huron, CAThu, Aug 12, 6:28 AM PDT · 1878 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
20. 1.513km WNW of Huron, CATue, Aug 10, 4:20 PM PDT · 1880 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73618601. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.