M2.1 earthquake 22 km NW of Parkfield, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (md), micro

Local time

Fri, Aug 21, 2026, 12:51 PM PDT

UTC

2026-08-21 19:51:35 UTC

Depth

4.4 km (2.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.038° N, 120.597° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

47°

Stations used

54

• Coalinga, CaliforniaPopulation 16,564. Forecast24 kmWSW
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast108 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast308 kmNW

After

1. 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, CAFri, Aug 21, 8:11 PM PDT · 31 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
2. 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 22, 3:34 AM PDT · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
3. 2.84 km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Aug 22, 5:47 PM PDT · 30 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
4. 2.611 km NNW of Corcoran, CATue, Aug 25, 10:02 PM PDT · 27 days ago · 22 km deep · 90 km away
5. 1.822 km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Aug 26, 3:45 AM PDT · 27 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.024 km NE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Aug 27, 2:22 PM PDT · 26 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
7. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Aug 27, 10:36 PM PDT · 25 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
8. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Aug 27, 11:35 PM PDT · 25 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
9. 1.916 km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Aug 28, 1:56 PM PDT · 25 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
10. 1.919 km W of New Idria, CASun, Aug 30, 2:37 PM PDT · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.68 km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 30, 5:45 PM PDT · 22 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
12. 1.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 30, 11:08 PM PDT · 22 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
13. 1.812 km SW of Cantua Creek, CAWed, Sep 2, 8:32 AM PDT · 20 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away
14. 1.814 km SW of Cantua Creek, CAWed, Sep 2, 2:43 PM PDT · 20 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
15. 2.23 km ENE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 3, 12:58 PM PDT · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.85 km E of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 3, 12:58 PM PDT · 19 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
17. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, Sep 5, 2:26 AM PDT · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.923 km NE of King City, CASat, Sep 5, 6:17 AM PDT · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
19. 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 6, 9:18 AM PDT · 16 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
20. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, CATue, Sep 8, 7:28 AM PDT · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
21. 1.67 km W of Templeton, CATue, Sep 8, 8:04 AM PDT · 14 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
22. 1.915 km ENE of Kettleman City, CAWed, Sep 9, 8:07 AM PDT · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
23. 1.65 km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 10, 1:35 PM PDT · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
24. 1.612 km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Sep 10, 6:15 PM PDT · 11 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
25. 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Sep 13, 8:19 AM PDT · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
26. 1.610 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 13, 12:30 PM PDT · 9 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
27. 2.132 km SW of South Dos Palos, CASun, Sep 13, 4:06 PM PDT · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
28. 1.911 km SW of King City, CATue, Sep 15, 2:05 PM PDT · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
29. 1.718 km ENE of San Lucas, CATue, Sep 15, 6:43 PM PDT · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
30. 2.011 km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 15, 7:26 PM PDT · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
31. 2.210 km SE of Huron, CAWed, Sep 16, 2:35 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
32. 1.65 km E of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 16, 8:13 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
33. 1.631 km NE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:53 PM PDT · 5 days ago · -1 km deep · 78 km away
34. 2.21 km WSW of Parkfield, CAThu, Sep 17, 9:41 AM PDT · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
35. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Sep 19, 3:54 PM PDT · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
36. 2.612 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CAMon, Sep 21, 4:08 PM PDT · 11 hr ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
37. 2.313 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CAMon, Sep 21, 5:04 PM PDT · 10 hr ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
38. 1.516 km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Sep 22, 1:36 AM PDT · 1 hr ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away

Before

1. 2.98 km WNW of Corcoran, CAFri, Aug 21, 11:37 AM PDT · 32 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.614 km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 21, 6:32 AM PDT · 32 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
3. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 21, 4:42 AM PDT · 32 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
4. 1.816 km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Aug 20, 4:51 AM PDT · 33 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
5. 1.68 km W of Templeton, CAWed, Aug 19, 1:14 AM PDT · 34 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
6. 1.619 km NW of New Idria, CATue, Aug 18, 7:33 PM PDT · 34 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
7. 1.68 km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 18, 4:52 PM PDT · 34 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 18, 4:08 PM PDT · 34 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
9. 2.57 km NW of Avenal, CATue, Aug 18, 12:34 AM PDT · 35 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
10. 1.87 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 17, 6:13 AM PDT · 36 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
11. 1.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 17, 4:11 AM PDT · 36 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
12. 1.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 16, 11:24 AM PDT · 37 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.57 km SW of Atascadero, CASat, Aug 15, 11:41 PM PDT · 37 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 61
14. 1.94 km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 15, 7:18 PM PDT · 37 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
15. 1.78 km ENE of Lopez Point, CASat, Aug 15, 6:03 AM PDT · 38 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
16. 1.78 km ENE of Lopez Point, CASat, Aug 15, 6:02 AM PDT · 38 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
17. 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 14, 10:19 PM PDT · 38 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
18. 1.67 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Aug 13, 11:21 PM PDT · 39 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
19. 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Aug 13, 5:55 PM PDT · 39 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.87 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Aug 13, 2:26 AM PDT · 40 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75422607. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:55 AM UTC.