California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 15km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 15km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Dec 19, 2019, 11:32 AM PST (19:32 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-12-19 19:32:23 UTC
Depth
4.7 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.634° N, 121.245° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2482 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 2.217km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2481 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.215km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2479 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2479 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.87km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.516km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.820km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 2.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2478 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.18km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.817km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2476 days ago · -1 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.213km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2475 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.57km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2474 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.021km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2473 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.711km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 2473 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
  16. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2472 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2472 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 2.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2471 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2471 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.817km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2470 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 2.413km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2470 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.57km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2469 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.96km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2468 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  24. 3.910km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2,804 · tsunami flag
  25. 2.54km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  26. 2.312km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.212km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 2.018km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 3.322km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2467 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 10
  30. 1.68km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2467 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 1.77km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2467 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  32. 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2466 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2465 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 2.622km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  35. 3.05km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2464 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 250
  36. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  37. 2.75km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2464 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 45
  38. 2.58km N of Lopez Point, CA · 2464 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.715km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2464 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
  40. 1.87km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2464 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  42. 1.97km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  43. 2.64km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2464 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 8
  44. 2.43km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2464 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.915km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2463 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 2.84km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 7
  47. 3.04km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 58
  48. 2.93km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 16
  49. 1.96km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2462 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.75km S of Gilroy, CA · 2462 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 59
  51. 1.63km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2461 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.83km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2461 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.811km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2461 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 1.75km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2460 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 2.416km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2460 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.924km E of San Ardo, CA · 2459 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 1.921km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2459 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  58. 1.63km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  59. 1.93km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 2.110km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2458 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2482 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2483 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.79km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2484 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.17km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2484 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 2.223km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2486 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.924km WSW of Coalinga, CA · 2486 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2487 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 2.41km NE of New Idria, CA · 2488 days ago · 18 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.13km NE of New Idria, CA · 2488 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.816km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2488 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2489 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.217km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2490 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.713km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2490 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.12km SSE of Ridgemark, CA · 2490 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2491 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 1.54km E of Los Gatos, CA · 2491 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.13km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2491 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 1.915km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2492 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2492 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 3.016km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2492 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 11

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73316646. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:26 PM UTC.