California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 6km ESE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6km ESE of Pinnacles, CA on Wed, Jan 1, 2020, 11:05 PM PST (07:05 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-01-02 07:05:41 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.519° N, 121.080° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
79°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 151 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.910km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2,804 · tsunami flag
  2. 2.54km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2468 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  3. 2.312km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.212km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.018km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2467 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 3.322km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2467 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 10
  7. 1.68km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2467 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 1.77km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2467 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2466 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2465 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 2.622km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.05km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2464 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 250
  13. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2464 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.75km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2464 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 45
  15. 2.58km N of Lopez Point, CA · 2464 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 2.715km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2464 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 7
  17. 1.87km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2464 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 1.97km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2464 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.64km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 8
  21. 2.43km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.915km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2463 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  23. 2.84km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 7
  24. 3.04km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 58
  25. 2.93km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2463 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 16
  26. 1.96km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2462 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  27. 2.75km S of Gilroy, CA · 2462 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 59
  28. 1.63km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2461 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  29. 1.83km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2461 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.811km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2461 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  31. 1.75km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2460 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  32. 2.416km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2460 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 1.924km E of San Ardo, CA · 2459 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 1.921km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2459 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.910km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2458 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 1.63km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  37. 1.93km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  38. 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2457 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  39. 1.516km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2457 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 3.23km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2457 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 131
  41. 1.64km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2457 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 2.311km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2457 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.610km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 2457 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 1.99km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2456 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  45. 2.221km NW of San Simeon, CA · 2456 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.013km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2456 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.87km SSE of Huron, CA · 2456 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  48. 2.215km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2456 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 2.18km SW of Huron, CA · 2456 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.113km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2454 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.311km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2454 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  52. 1.59km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2453 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  53. 2.18km WSW of Huron, CA · 2453 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 2.220km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2452 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 1.810km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2452 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
  56. 2.010km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2452 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  57. 1.612km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2452 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  58. 2.210km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2451 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.710km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2451 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2451 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 8

The first 60 of 151.

Before

  1. 1.57km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2469 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.413km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2470 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.817km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2470 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  4. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2471 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 2.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2471 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2472 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2472 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.711km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 2473 days ago · 13 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.021km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2473 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 2.57km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2474 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.213km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2474 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.817km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2476 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 2.18km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2477 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.820km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2477 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.516km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2478 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.87km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2478 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2479 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.217km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2481 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73322606. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.