California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Fri, Jul 5, 2019, 7:18 PM PDT (02:18 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 11km S of Tres Pinos, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-07-06 02:18:10 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.576° N, 121.222° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.516km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2648 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.816km SSE of New Idria, CA · 2647 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  3. 2.04km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2647 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 2.411km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2646 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.96km S of Gilroy, CA · 2646 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2646 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.810km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2645 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 1.88km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2644 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.09km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2644 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.68km N of Day Valley, CA · 2643 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.66km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2642 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.522km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2642 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.520km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2641 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 1.613km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2640 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.313km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2640 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.316km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2639 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 784
  17. 2.14km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2637 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.721km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2636 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  19. 1.622km ESE of Point Sur, CA · 2636 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.928km W of Los Banos, CA · 2634 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 2.29km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2633 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.614km WNW of Point Sur, CA · 2633 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  23. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2632 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.517km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2632 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.71km E of Hollister, CA · 2632 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  26. 2.86km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2631 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 81
  27. 1.912km ESE of Lopez Point, CA · 2630 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  28. 2.220km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2630 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2630 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.66km E of Aromas, CA · 2628 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.114km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2628 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  32. 1.517km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2627 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2627 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  34. 3.711km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2627 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 45
  35. 2.910km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2627 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 19
  36. 1.910km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2627 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.116km SSE of New Idria, CA · 2626 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.811km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2626 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  39. 2.211km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2626 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2626 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.924km NE of King City, CA · 2625 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  42. 1.87km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2624 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 2.14km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2624 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.610km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2623 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  45. 2.49km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2623 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  46. 1.610km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2622 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.73km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2621 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 1.68km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2621 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.91km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2620 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 23
  50. 1.613km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2620 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 2.222km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2619 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
  52. 1.66km NNW of Aromas, CA · 2618 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.65km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2618 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 2.02km NNE of Del Monte Forest, CA · 2618 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  55. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2616 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 2.015km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2616 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
  57. 2.720km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2615 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 9
  58. 1.97km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2614 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.731km SW of Westley, CA · 2614 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.614km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2614 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 21

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.08km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2648 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.616km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2648 days ago · 18 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.58km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2649 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.56km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2650 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.623km SW of New Idria, CA · 2651 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.913km NW of New Idria, CA · 2652 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 6
  7. 1.717km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 2652 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 1.516km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2653 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.97km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2653 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2653 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.79km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 2653 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.616km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2654 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.725km NW of San Simeon, CA · 2656 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.925km NW of San Simeon, CA · 2656 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.66km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2657 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.513km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2657 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 2.414km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2658 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.75km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2658 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.75km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2658 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.428km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2659 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73208426. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.