M1.5 earthquake 16km SE of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Jan 12, 2020, 4:45 PM PST

UTC

2020-01-13 00:45:34 UTC

Depth

1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.436° N, 121.015° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.21

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

142°

Stations used

21

• Greenfield, CaliforniaPopulation 17,184. Forecast24 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast63 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast365 kmNW

After

1. 3.23km ESE of Aromas, CAMon, Jan 13, 2:58 AM PST · 2457 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 131
2. 1.64km ESE of Aromas, CAMon, Jan 13, 4:54 AM PST · 2457 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
3. 2.311km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Jan 13, 5:13 AM PST · 2457 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
4. 1.610km SSW of San Lucas, CAMon, Jan 13, 11:32 AM PST · 2457 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
5. 1.99km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jan 13, 3:33 PM PST · 2457 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
6. 2.221km NW of San Simeon, CAMon, Jan 13, 5:30 PM PST · 2457 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.013km NE of San Simeon, CAMon, Jan 13, 9:44 PM PST · 2456 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
8. 1.87km SSE of Huron, CAMon, Jan 13, 10:38 PM PST · 2456 days ago · 14 km deep · 91 km away
9. 2.215km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Jan 14, 7:11 AM PST · 2456 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.18km SW of Huron, CATue, Jan 14, 12:40 PM PST · 2456 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
11. 2.113km NNE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 16, 11:39 AM PST · 2454 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
12. 2.311km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 16, 12:27 PM PST · 2454 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
13. 1.59km ENE of Morgan Hill, CAFri, Jan 17, 4:44 AM PST · 2453 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
14. 2.18km WSW of Huron, CAFri, Jan 17, 7:55 AM PST · 2453 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.220km NNW of San Simeon, CAFri, Jan 17, 7:47 PM PST · 2452 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
16. 1.810km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Jan 17, 10:53 PM PST · 2452 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
17. 2.010km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jan 18, 2:47 AM PST · 2452 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
18. 1.612km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jan 18, 12:34 PM PST · 2452 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
19. 2.210km ESE of Gilroy, CASat, Jan 18, 8:09 PM PST · 2451 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
20. 1.710km ESE of Gilroy, CASat, Jan 18, 8:13 PM PST · 2451 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
21. 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CASun, Jan 19, 4:11 AM PST · 2451 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 8
22. 2.014km SSE of Cantua Creek, CAMon, Jan 20, 8:44 PM PST · 2449 days ago · 16 km deep · 66 km away
23. 1.96km SSW of Ridgemark, CATue, Jan 21, 7:25 PM PST · 2448 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
24. 2.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 22, 4:02 AM PST · 2448 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
25. 1.710km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Jan 22, 4:48 AM PST · 2448 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
26. 1.713km ESE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 22, 9:26 AM PST · 2448 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
27. 1.610km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAWed, Jan 22, 11:27 AM PST · 2448 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
28. 2.318km NNW of San Simeon, CAThu, Jan 23, 12:52 PM PST · 2447 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
29. 2.515km NW of New Idria, CAThu, Jan 23, 5:19 PM PST · 2447 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
30. 2.315km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 23, 10:50 PM PST · 2446 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
31. 1.719km SSE of Lopez Point, CAFri, Jan 24, 2:20 PM PST · 2446 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
32. 2.615km NW of New Idria, CASat, Jan 25, 8:42 AM PST · 2445 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
33. 1.616km NW of New Idria, CASat, Jan 25, 8:50 AM PST · 2445 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
34. 1.55km NNW of Pinnacles, CASat, Jan 25, 5:57 PM PST · 2445 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
35. 1.617km NW of New Idria, CASun, Jan 26, 5:23 AM PST · 2444 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
36. 1.517km NW of New Idria, CASun, Jan 26, 5:31 AM PST · 2444 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
37. 2.15km SSW of Gilroy, CASun, Jan 26, 5:02 PM PST · 2444 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
38. 2.910km W of Templeton, CASun, Jan 26, 7:20 PM PST · 2443 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 11
39. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jan 27, 2:19 PM PST · 2443 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
40. 1.915km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jan 27, 4:05 PM PST · 2443 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
41. 1.824km WSW of New Idria, CAMon, Jan 27, 9:28 PM PST · 2442 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
42. 1.86km N of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 29, 5:04 AM PST · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
43. 1.59km SSW of San Ardo, CAWed, Jan 29, 5:42 AM PST · 2441 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
44. 2.35km NNW of Aromas, CAWed, Jan 29, 6:11 AM PST · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
45. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 29, 7:36 AM PST · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
46. 1.918km W of Los Banos, CAWed, Jan 29, 9:32 AM PST · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
47. 2.112km NE of San Simeon, CAWed, Jan 29, 11:03 AM PST · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
48. 1.715km NW of New Idria, CAWed, Jan 29, 11:33 PM PST · 2440 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
49. 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 30, 3:21 AM PST · 2440 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
50. 2.410km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 30, 6:43 AM PST · 2440 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
51. 1.89km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 30, 8:03 AM PST · 2440 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
52. 2.810km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 30, 9:07 AM PST · 2440 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 6
53. 1.59km ENE of San Martin, CASat, Feb 1, 7:10 AM PST · 2438 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
54. 1.612km NE of San Simeon, CASat, Feb 1, 11:17 PM PST · 2437 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
55. 1.912km NE of San Simeon, CASat, Feb 1, 11:22 PM PST · 2437 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
56. 1.812km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASun, Feb 2, 1:28 AM PST · 2437 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
57. 1.611km WNW of Templeton, CAMon, Feb 3, 9:11 AM PST · 2436 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
58. 1.85km NE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 3, 1:44 PM PST · 2436 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
59. 1.619km NW of Parkfield, CATue, Feb 4, 9:44 PM PST · 2434 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
60. 1.79km SW of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Feb 5, 11:31 PM PST · 2433 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 146.

Before

1. 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 12, 3:43 PM PST · 2458 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.93km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CASun, Jan 12, 11:21 AM PST · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
3. 1.63km W of San Juan Bautista, CASun, Jan 12, 4:46 AM PST · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
4. 1.910km NE of San Simeon, CASun, Jan 12, 2:10 AM PST · 2458 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.921km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Jan 11, 11:40 AM PST · 2459 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
6. 1.924km E of San Ardo, CAFri, Jan 10, 9:57 PM PST · 2459 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
7. 2.416km NNE of Coalinga, CAFri, Jan 10, 3:38 AM PST · 2460 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
8. 1.75km SE of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 9, 11:06 PM PST · 2460 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
9. 1.811km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 9, 7:56 AM PST · 2461 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.83km W of San Juan Bautista, CAThu, Jan 9, 5:24 AM PST · 2461 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
11. 1.63km W of San Juan Bautista, CAThu, Jan 9, 5:24 AM PST · 2461 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
12. 2.75km S of Gilroy, CAWed, Jan 8, 1:46 AM PST · 2462 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 59
13. 1.96km SSW of Gilroy, CAWed, Jan 8, 1:09 AM PST · 2462 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.59km NNW of Cholame, CATue, Jan 7, 1:35 PM PST · 2463 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
15. 2.93km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CATue, Jan 7, 12:07 PM PST · 2463 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 16
16. 3.04km W of San Juan Bautista, CATue, Jan 7, 2:28 AM PST · 2463 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 58
17. 2.84km W of San Juan Bautista, CATue, Jan 7, 2:24 AM PST · 2463 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 7
18. 1.915km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jan 6, 11:33 PM PST · 2463 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
19. 2.43km W of San Juan Bautista, CAMon, Jan 6, 3:04 PM PST · 2464 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
20. 2.64km W of San Juan Bautista, CAMon, Jan 6, 3:03 PM PST · 2464 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 8

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73326846. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:45 PM UTC.