California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3km N of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3km N of Pinnacles, CA on Tue, Dec 10, 2019, 5:23 PM PST (01:23 UTC), 9 km (6 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
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-12-11 01:23:16 UTC
Depth
8.9 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.555° N, 121.148° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.12km SSE of Ridgemark, CA · 2490 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  2. 1.713km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2490 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.217km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2489 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2489 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 1.816km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2488 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 2.13km NE of New Idria, CA · 2488 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 2.41km NE of New Idria, CA · 2487 days ago · 18 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2487 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.924km WSW of Coalinga, CA · 2486 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 2.223km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2486 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 2.17km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2484 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.79km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2484 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2483 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 1.512km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 2483 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2482 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.715km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2482 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.62km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 2.217km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2481 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 2.215km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2479 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2479 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.87km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  22. 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 2.516km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 4
  24. 1.820km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2477 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  25. 2.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2477 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.18km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2476 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  27. 1.817km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2476 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.213km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 2.57km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2474 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.021km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2473 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  31. 1.711km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 2473 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2472 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  33. 1.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2472 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 2.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2471 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  35. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2470 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.817km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2470 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.413km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2469 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.57km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2469 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.96km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2468 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  40. 3.910km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2,804 · tsunami flag
  41. 2.54km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.312km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.212km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.018km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 3.322km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2467 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 10
  46. 1.68km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2467 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  47. 1.77km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2466 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  48. 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2466 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2465 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.622km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 3.05km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2464 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 250
  52. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  53. 2.75km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2464 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 45
  54. 2.58km N of Lopez Point, CA · 2464 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  55. 2.715km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2464 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 7
  56. 1.87km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2464 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  57. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  58. 1.97km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  59. 2.64km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 8
  60. 2.43km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.95km WSW of Huron, CA · 2491 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.13km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2491 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  3. 1.510km ESE of Coalinga, CA · 2491 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.915km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2492 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2492 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 3.016km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2492 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 11
  7. 1.89km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2492 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2493 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  9. 1.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2493 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.111km N of Cambria, CA · 2493 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.78km ENE of San Martin, CA · 2494 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 12
  12. 1.715km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2494 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.125km S of Lopez Point, CA · 2494 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 1.715km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2494 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 2.316km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2494 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.714km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2494 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2495 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.45km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2495 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2496 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 1.614km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2497 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73313421. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:39 AM UTC.