M1.6 earthquake 11km WSW of Templeton, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Sep 24, 2021, 8:20 PM PDT

UTC

2021-09-25 03:20:12 UTC

Depth

6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

35.530° N, 120.826° W

Region

California

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

59°

Stations used

40

• Templeton, CaliforniaPopulation 7,674. Forecast11 kmWSW
• Atascadero, CaliforniaPopulation 29,819. Forecast15 kmWNW
• Santa Maria, CaliforniaPopulation 105,093. Forecast73 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast287 kmNW

After

1. 1.910km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:49 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
2. 2.810km W of Avenal, CASun, Sep 26, 10:52 AM PDT · 1833 days ago · 16 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
3. 3.24km NNW of Cholame, CATue, Sep 28, 12:41 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
4. 1.66km WSW of Kettleman City, CAWed, Sep 29, 12:52 PM PDT · 1830 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
5. 1.510km SE of Avenal, CAThu, Sep 30, 8:06 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
6. 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Oct 3, 11:36 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
7. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 4, 1:12 AM PDT · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
8. 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
9. 1.78km SW of Atascadero, CAWed, Oct 13, 4:38 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CAThu, Oct 14, 7:05 AM PDT · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
11. 1.610km NNE of San Simeon, CAFri, Oct 15, 10:41 AM PDT · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
12. 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CAFri, Oct 15, 12:26 PM PDT · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
13. 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
14. 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 18, 2:42 AM PDT · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
15. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 18, 2:45 AM PDT · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 24
16. 1.96km SSW of Huron, CAMon, Oct 18, 3:47 PM PDT · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
17. 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CAWed, Oct 20, 9:51 PM PDT · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
18. 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
19. 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
20. 1.919km NW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 5:02 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 3
21. 1.817km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 6:15 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
22. 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
23. 2.218km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 7:31 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
24. 2.020km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 8:11 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
25. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 8:59 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
26. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Oct 25, 11:33 PM PDT · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
27. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Oct 27, 5:06 AM PDT · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
28. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Oct 27, 8:29 PM PDT · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
29. 2.24km ESE of Cholame, CAFri, Oct 29, 2:23 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
30. 1.822km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Oct 29, 3:25 PM PDT · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
31. 1.68km SSE of Huron, CASat, Oct 30, 2:32 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
32. 1.619km NNW of San Simeon, CASat, Oct 30, 3:00 PM PDT · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away
33. 1.624km NW of San Simeon, CASun, Oct 31, 12:51 AM PDT · 1799 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
34. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CAFri, Nov 5, 8:11 PM PDT · 1793 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
35. 1.511km NNE of Cambria, CATue, Nov 9, 10:29 AM PST · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
36. 2.222km NE of San Lucas, CATue, Nov 9, 6:21 PM PST · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
37. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CATue, Nov 9, 6:43 PM PST · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
38. 1.710km N of San Simeon, CATue, Nov 9, 9:29 PM PST · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
39. 1.60km ENE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Nov 10, 12:44 PM PST · 1788 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
40. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CAThu, Nov 11, 9:58 PM PST · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
41. 2.310km S of Lopez Point, CASun, Nov 14, 11:37 PM PST · 1784 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
42. 3.27km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Nov 15, 1:28 AM PST · 1783 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 12
43. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CAThu, Nov 18, 10:36 PM PST · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
44. 1.727km S of Lopez Point, CAThu, Nov 18, 11:13 PM PST · 1780 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
45. 1.726km NW of San Simeon, CASun, Nov 21, 12:24 PM PST · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
46. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CAMon, Nov 22, 1:01 PM PST · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
47. 1.518km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Nov 22, 5:33 PM PST · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
48. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Nov 22, 11:06 PM PST · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
49. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CATue, Nov 23, 10:00 AM PST · 1775 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away

Before

1. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:04 AM PDT · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
2. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CAFri, Sep 17, 6:22 PM PDT · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 7:45 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
4. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CAWed, Sep 15, 6:06 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
5. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 5:51 AM PDT · 1844 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
6. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CATue, Sep 14, 12:38 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 29
7. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CAMon, Sep 13, 6:22 PM PDT · 1846 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
8. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CAMon, Sep 13, 9:57 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
9. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CAFri, Sep 10, 3:49 PM PDT · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
10. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CAMon, Sep 6, 9:52 AM PDT · 1853 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
11. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Sep 5, 4:48 PM PDT · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
12. 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
13. 1.711km WSW of Templeton, CATue, Aug 31, 7:51 PM PDT · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
14. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CAMon, Aug 30, 11:55 AM PDT · 1860 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
15. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CASun, Aug 29, 8:43 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
16. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CASun, Aug 29, 6:49 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
17. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CASat, Aug 28, 11:12 PM PDT · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
18. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:32 PM PDT · 1863 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
19. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Aug 27, 1:29 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
20. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Aug 26, 11:45 AM PDT · 1864 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73629076. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:31 PM UTC.