M2.1 earthquake 6km NNW of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Sep 14, 2019, 10:27 AM PDT (17:27 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 17km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-09-14 17:27:59 UTC
- Depth
- 3.8 km (2.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.585° N, 121.168° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.22
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.78km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2578 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
- 2.48km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2578 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 3
- 1.79km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2577 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.39km NE of Hollister, CA · 2577 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.511km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2577 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
- 3.019km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 2576 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
- 1.516km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2576 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.014km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2576 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
- 3.15km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2574 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 15
- 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2573 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.212km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2571 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2570 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.611km ENE of San Simeon, CA · 2569 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 2.014km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2568 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.63km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2568 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 10
- 2.33km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2567 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
- 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2567 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
- 2.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2567 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
- 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2567 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.78km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2567 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.110km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2566 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
- 2.38km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2566 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
- 2.08km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2566 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2566 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2566 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2566 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
- 1.77km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2566 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.08km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2566 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.63km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2566 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.119km S of Lopez Point, CA · 2564 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2564 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.88km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2563 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.813km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2563 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 10
- 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2562 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 4
- 2.43km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2561 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
- 1.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2561 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2560 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.510km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2559 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.96km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2559 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.87km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2559 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2559 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.53km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2558 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 8
- 2.213km WNW of Huron, CA · 2556 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.619km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2556 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.512km W of Huron, CA · 2556 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.120km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2556 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.98km ENE of San Martin, CA · 2556 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.716km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2555 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.711km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2555 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
- 1.722km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2555 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.07km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.816km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
- 1.713km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.816km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.97km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2552 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.911km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2551 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.712km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 2550 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
The first 60 of 169.
Before
- 2.46km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2578 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
- 1.76km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2578 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.911km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.59km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
- 2.412km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 5
- 2.59km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
- 1.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
- 1.69km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
- 1.78km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.810km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 89
- 2.59km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
- 1.69km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 3.39km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 28
- 2.03km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2580 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.415km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2580 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
- 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2580 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73273480. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:20 PM UTC.