California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 7km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 7km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Dec 5, 2019, 8:53 AM PST (16:53 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 10km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-12-05 16:53:44 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.588° N, 121.182° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.45km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2495 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2495 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.714km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2494 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.316km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2494 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.715km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2494 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.125km S of Lopez Point, CA · 2494 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.715km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2494 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.78km ENE of San Martin, CA · 2493 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 12
  9. 1.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2493 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2493 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.89km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2492 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 3.016km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2492 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 11
  13. 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2492 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 1.915km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2492 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.510km ESE of Coalinga, CA · 2491 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  16. 2.13km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2491 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  17. 1.54km E of Los Gatos, CA · 2490 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2490 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.12km SSE of Ridgemark, CA · 2490 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.713km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2490 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.217km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2489 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2489 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.816km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2488 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  24. 2.13km NE of New Idria, CA · 2487 days ago · 15 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 2.41km NE of New Idria, CA · 2487 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2487 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.924km WSW of Coalinga, CA · 2486 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  28. 2.223km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2486 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 2.17km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2484 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.79km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2484 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  31. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2483 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  32. 1.512km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 2483 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2482 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 1.715km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.62km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  36. 2.217km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2480 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  37. 2.215km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2479 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2479 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.87km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  41. 2.516km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  42. 1.820km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2477 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  43. 2.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2477 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  44. 2.18km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2476 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  45. 1.817km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2476 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  46. 2.213km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 2.57km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2474 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.021km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2473 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  49. 1.711km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 2473 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  50. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2472 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  51. 1.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2472 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 2.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2471 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  53. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2470 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.817km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2470 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.413km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2469 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.57km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2469 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 1.96km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2468 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  58. 3.910km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2,804 · tsunami flag
  59. 2.54km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  60. 2.312km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 1.614km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2497 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.23km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2497 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2497 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.68km W of San Ardo, CA · 2497 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 1.722km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2498 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.712km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 2499 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.53km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2501 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 1.73km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2501 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.09km NE of Gilroy, CA · 2501 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.92km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2501 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 2.22km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2502 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 2.08km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2502 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2502 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.721km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2502 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.05km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2505 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.110km W of South Dos Palos, CA · 2505 days ago · 43 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.317km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2506 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.86km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2507 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.53km NE of New Idria, CA · 2507 days ago · 19 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.015km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2508 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73311921. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:41 AM UTC.