California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22km ESE of Point Sur, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22km ESE of Point Sur, CA on Thu, Jul 18, 2019, 2:27 PM PDT (21:27 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 10km NNW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2019-07-18 21:27:27 UTC
Depth
12.3 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.204° N, 121.694° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
197°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 114.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73228021. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:49 PM UTC.