California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Dec 28, 2019, 6:01 PM PST (02:01 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-12-29 02:01:54 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.586° N, 121.180° 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
±0.36
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2472 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 2.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2471 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2470 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 1.817km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2470 days ago · 13 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.413km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2469 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.57km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2469 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 1.96km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2468 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 3.910km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2,804 · tsunami flag
  9. 2.54km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.312km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.212km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 2.018km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 3.322km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2467 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 10
  14. 1.68km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2467 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.77km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2466 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2466 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2465 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 2.622km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 3.05km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2464 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 250
  20. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 2.75km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2464 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 45
  22. 2.58km N of Lopez Point, CA · 2464 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  23. 2.715km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2464 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 7
  24. 1.87km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2464 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  26. 1.97km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 2.64km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 8
  28. 2.43km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.915km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2463 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  30. 2.84km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 7
  31. 3.04km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 58
  32. 2.93km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 16
  33. 1.96km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2462 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.75km S of Gilroy, CA · 2462 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 59
  35. 1.63km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2461 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  36. 1.83km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2461 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  37. 1.811km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2461 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  38. 1.75km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2460 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 2.416km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2460 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  40. 1.924km E of San Ardo, CA · 2459 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
  41. 1.921km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2459 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  42. 1.910km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2458 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.63km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 1.93km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 2.110km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2457 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  46. 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2457 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.516km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2457 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  48. 3.23km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2457 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 131
  49. 1.64km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2457 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 2.311km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2457 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.610km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 2457 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.99km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2456 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 2.221km NW of San Simeon, CA · 2456 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 2.013km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2456 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  55. 2.215km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2456 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  56. 2.113km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2454 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 2.311km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2453 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  58. 1.59km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2453 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away
  59. 2.220km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2452 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  60. 1.810km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2452 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

  1. 1.711km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 2473 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 2.021km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2473 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 2.57km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2474 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.213km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.817km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2476 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.18km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2476 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 2.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2477 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.820km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2477 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.516km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.87km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2479 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.215km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2479 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.217km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2481 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.62km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2481 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.715km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2482 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2482 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.512km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 2483 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2483 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.79km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2484 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73320921. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.