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M2.4 earthquake 10km SW of Tranquillity, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 10km SW of Tranquillity, CA on Mon, Mar 15, 2021, 3:04 PM PDT (22:04 UTC), 20 km (12 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 10km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-03-15 22:04:11 UTC
Depth
20.0 km (12.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.594° N, 120.342° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.413km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2027 days ago · 15 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 1.514km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  5. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.624km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 12
  9. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.79km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 1.74km NW of New Idria, CA · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.025km W of Los Banos, CA · 2022 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 2.06km NNW of Kettleman City, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  15. 1.711km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  17. 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.712km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  20. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2020 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 2.727km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2020 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.126km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2020 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  23. 1.919km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.813km S of Mariposa, CA · 2020 days ago · 27 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.78km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.88km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 15
  27. 1.98km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.811km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  29. 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  30. 1.814km SE of Kettleman City, CA · 2019 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.712km SW of Huron, CA · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  32. 1.57km NNW of Cholame, CA · 2017 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  33. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  34. 1.712km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  35. 2.026km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2015 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 2.027km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  37. 1.921km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2014 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  38. 2.123km NE of King City, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.519km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  40. 2.52km SE of San Ardo, CA · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.312km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.17km ESE of Kettleman City, CA · 2012 days ago · 24 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 2.324km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  44. 2.412km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2010 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.76km NW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2008 days ago · 20 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  47. 2.212km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.612km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2008 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  49. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 2.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  51. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  53. 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  54. 1.77km W of Madera, CA · 2007 days ago · 18 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 1.83km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  56. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  57. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2005 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  58. 3.323km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2005 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 8
  59. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2005 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.79km NNW of Yosemite Lakes, CA · 2004 days ago · 18 km deep · 87 km away

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 2.44km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.124km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2030 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 1.622km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 2.48km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.510km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 2.823km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 1.611km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  13. 2.122km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2035 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.911km SSE of Huron, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 2.03km N of Ridgemark, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 2.221km ENE of Le Grand, CA · 2037 days ago · 19 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2037 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 2.614km S of Mariposa, CA · 2039 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 10

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73535531. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:04 PM UTC.