M1.9 earthquake 16km NW of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Sep 19, 2019, 5:29 PM PDT (00:29 UTC), 6 km (4 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
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-09-20 00:29:51 UTC
- Depth
- 6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.641° N, 121.257° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 83°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 167 in the 60 days after this one and 75 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.85km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 2572 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6
- 2.212km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2571 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.730km SW of Santa Cruz, CA · 2570 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2570 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.014km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2568 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.63km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2568 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 10
- 2.33km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2567 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
- 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2567 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
- 2.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2567 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
- 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2567 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.78km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2567 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.110km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2566 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
- 2.38km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2566 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
- 2.08km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2566 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2566 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2566 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2566 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
- 1.77km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2566 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.08km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2565 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.63km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2565 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2564 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.119km S of Lopez Point, CA · 2563 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2563 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.88km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2563 days ago · 13 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.813km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2562 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 10
- 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2562 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4
- 2.43km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2561 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 4
- 1.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2560 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2560 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.510km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2559 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.96km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2559 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.87km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2559 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2558 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.53km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2558 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 8
- 1.619km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2556 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.120km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2555 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.98km ENE of San Martin, CA · 2555 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.716km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2555 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.711km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2554 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
- 1.722km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2554 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.07km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.816km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
- 1.713km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.816km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.38km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2553 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 830
- 1.97km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2551 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.911km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2551 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.63km E of Morgan Hill, CA · 2549 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.919km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2548 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 18
- 2.619km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2548 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 10
- 2.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2547 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 12
- 4.717km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2547 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6,261
- 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2547 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
- 2.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2547 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 98
- 1.515km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2547 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
- 2.015km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2547 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
- 1.515km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2546 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
- 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2546 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
The first 60 of 167.
Before
- 2.014km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2576 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
- 1.516km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2576 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
- 3.019km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 2576 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
- 2.511km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2576 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
- 2.39km NE of Hollister, CA · 2577 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.79km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2577 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.48km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2577 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
- 2.78km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2577 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
- 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2578 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
- 2.46km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2578 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
- 1.76km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2578 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.911km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.59km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 6
- 2.412km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
- 2.59km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
- 1.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
- 1.69km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2579 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73276665. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:51 AM UTC.