California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 15km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 15km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Tue, Oct 15, 2019, 1:44 PM PDT (20:44 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 14km S of Tres Pinos, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-10-15 20:44:29 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.634° N, 121.255° W
Felt reports
5
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
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: 162 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.015km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2547 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 6
  2. 1.515km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2547 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2547 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.415km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2546 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
  5. 2.815km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2546 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2546 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.915km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2546 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2546 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.016km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2546 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.610km E of Lopez Point, CA · 2546 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.87km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2546 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.49km E of Lopez Point, CA · 2546 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 3.316km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2546 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 65
  14. 2.56km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2546 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 39
  15. 2.06km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2546 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.923km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2546 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  17. 1.721km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2546 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  18. 1.716km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2546 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 3.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2545 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 139
  20. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2544 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.95km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2544 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  22. 2.524km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2544 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.65km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2544 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2543 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.89km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2543 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  26. 1.79km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2542 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.615km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2542 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
  28. 2.115km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2542 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.64km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2542 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.123km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2541 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2541 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.98km N of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2541 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.722km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2540 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  34. 1.610km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2540 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 2.316km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2540 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2539 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.515km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2539 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  38. 2.215km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2538 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.016km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2537 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.617km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2536 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.617km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2536 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 8
  42. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2536 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.017km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2536 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.524km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2534 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  45. 3.323km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2534 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 26
  46. 2.024km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2534 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2534 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2534 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  49. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2533 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.314km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2533 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 3.414km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2533 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 30
  52. 3.115km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2533 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 11
  53. 1.615km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2533 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  54. 3.814km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2533 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 382 · tsunami flag
  55. 2.823km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2532 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  56. 2.019km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2532 days ago · 18 km deep · 83 km away
  57. 2.014km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2532 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  58. 2.18km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2532 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.823km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2532 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.12km NE of New Idria, CA · 2531 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 162.

Before

  1. 2.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2547 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 98
  2. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2547 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  3. 4.717km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2547 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6,261
  4. 2.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2547 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 12
  5. 2.619km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2549 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 10
  6. 2.919km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2549 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 18
  7. 1.63km E of Morgan Hill, CA · 2549 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.911km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2551 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.97km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2552 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 3.38km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2553 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 830
  11. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.816km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.713km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.816km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.07km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2554 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.722km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2555 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.711km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2555 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.716km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2555 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.98km ENE of San Martin, CA · 2556 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73292410. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC.