M1.5 earthquake 12km NW of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Feb 21, 2020, 8:44 AM PST

UTC

2020-02-21 16:44:59 UTC

Depth

5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.620° N, 121.226° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

139°

Stations used

17

• Gonzales, CaliforniaPopulation 8,473. Forecast23 kmENE
• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast23 kmNNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast39 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast393 kmNW

After

1. 1.56km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 21, 3:03 PM PST · 2418 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 21, 8:48 PM PST · 2417 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CASat, Feb 22, 1:55 PM PST · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
4. 2.114km NNW of Lopez Point, CASat, Feb 22, 2:52 PM PST · 2417 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
5. 2.49km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASun, Feb 23, 2:40 PM PST · 2416 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
6. 1.616km NW of New Idria, CAMon, Feb 24, 7:38 AM PST · 2415 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
7. 1.68km NE of Gilroy, CAMon, Feb 24, 9:59 PM PST · 2414 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
8. 2.54km ENE of New Idria, CAWed, Feb 26, 6:09 AM PST · 2413 days ago · 15 km deep · 57 km away
9. 2.210km WNW of Cantua Creek, CAWed, Feb 26, 6:51 AM PST · 2413 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
10. 1.715km NW of New Idria, CAWed, Feb 26, 7:26 AM PST · 2413 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
11. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Feb 27, 1:09 PM PST · 2412 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
12. 2.520km NNW of Coalinga, CAFri, Feb 28, 11:07 AM PST · 2411 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
13. 2.110km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Feb 28, 9:07 PM PST · 2410 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
14. 1.612km E of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 28, 11:27 PM PST · 2410 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
15. 1.718km NNE of San Simeon, CASat, Feb 29, 7:00 AM PST · 2410 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.76km W of San Ardo, CASat, Feb 29, 7:48 AM PST · 2410 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
17. 2.422km ENE of San Lucas, CASat, Feb 29, 2:20 PM PST · 2410 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
18. 1.97km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 1, 4:11 AM PST · 2409 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
19. 2.03km W of San Juan Bautista, CASun, Mar 1, 3:27 PM PST · 2409 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
20. 1.68km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 1, 5:29 PM PST · 2408 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.418km NNE of San Simeon, CAMon, Mar 2, 6:16 AM PST · 2408 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
22. 2.92km NE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Mar 2, 7:56 AM PST · 2408 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 7
23. 2.02km NNE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Mar 2, 8:04 AM PST · 2408 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
24. 1.622km ENE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Mar 2, 11:21 AM PST · 2408 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
25. 4.010km NNE of New Idria, CATue, Mar 3, 7:01 AM PST · 2407 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 16
26. 1.52km NE of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 3, 11:20 AM PST · 2407 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
27. 2.410km NNE of New Idria, CATue, Mar 3, 1:56 PM PST · 2407 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
28. 2.212km NE of New Idria, CAWed, Mar 4, 3:24 PM PST · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
29. 2.112km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Mar 5, 8:54 PM PST · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
30. 2.810km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Mar 6, 6:32 AM PST · 2404 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
31. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Mar 6, 7:39 AM PST · 2404 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
32. 1.710km ESE of Gilroy, CAFri, Mar 6, 10:05 AM PST · 2404 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
33. 2.516km NNW of Lopez Point, CAFri, Mar 6, 3:11 PM PST · 2404 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
34. 2.110km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Mar 6, 6:19 PM PST · 2403 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
35. 1.913km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Mar 7, 12:25 AM PST · 2403 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
36. 1.87km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Mar 8, 5:02 AM PDT · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
37. 1.84km ENE of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 8, 8:39 PM PDT · 2401 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
38. 1.911km NNE of New Idria, CASun, Mar 8, 9:47 PM PDT · 2401 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
39. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CASun, Mar 8, 11:08 PM PDT · 2401 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
40. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Mar 9, 6:19 AM PDT · 2401 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
41. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Mar 9, 9:26 AM PDT · 2401 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
42. 2.316km N of Morgan Hill, CAMon, Mar 9, 4:18 PM PDT · 2401 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
43. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 10, 6:29 PM PDT · 2399 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
44. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 10, 8:45 PM PDT · 2399 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
45. 1.515km E of Seven Trees, CATue, Mar 10, 9:20 PM PDT · 2399 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
46. 1.82km NNW of Lopez Point, CAWed, Mar 11, 3:14 AM PDT · 2399 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
47. 2.621km NNW of Coalinga, CAWed, Mar 11, 10:47 AM PDT · 2399 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
48. 2.024km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Mar 13, 5:56 AM PDT · 2397 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
49. 1.620km W of New Idria, CASat, Mar 14, 1:05 AM PDT · 2396 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
50. 1.913km NE of New Idria, CASun, Mar 15, 12:33 AM PDT · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
51. 2.115km SSE of Cantua Creek, CASun, Mar 15, 2:08 PM PDT · 2395 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
52. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 17, 3:04 AM PDT · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
53. 1.612km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 17, 4:43 AM PDT · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
54. 2.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 17, 2:37 PM PDT · 2393 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
55. 2.65km S of San Juan Bautista, CATue, Mar 17, 10:05 PM PDT · 2392 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 31
56. 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CATue, Mar 17, 10:14 PM PDT · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
57. 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CATue, Mar 17, 10:18 PM PDT · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
58. 1.95km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Mar 18, 4:32 AM PDT · 2392 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
59. 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Mar 18, 1:11 PM PDT · 2392 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
60. 1.94km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Mar 18, 3:37 PM PDT · 2392 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

1. 2.215km N of Morgan Hill, CAThu, Feb 20, 6:52 PM PST · 2418 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.15km SE of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 20, 1:32 PM PST · 2419 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
3. 1.76km NNW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 19, 9:36 PM PST · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
4. 2.612km N of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 19, 6:19 PM PST · 2419 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 7
5. 1.82km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 19, 12:55 AM PST · 2420 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
6. 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 18, 5:24 AM PST · 2421 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
7. 2.320km E of Pinnacles, CASun, Feb 16, 11:27 PM PST · 2422 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
8. 1.720km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Feb 16, 12:10 PM PST · 2423 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
9. 2.320km SSW of Cantua Creek, CASun, Feb 16, 5:24 AM PST · 2423 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.612km S of San Lucas, CASat, Feb 15, 5:41 PM PST · 2423 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
11. 2.812km SSE of Tres Pinos, CASat, Feb 15, 1:32 AM PST · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 5
12. 2.111km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 13, 6:58 PM PST · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
13. 2.12km NNE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Feb 13, 4:16 PM PST · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
14. 1.812km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 13, 3:09 AM PST · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
15. 1.912km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 13, 2:08 AM PST · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
16. 1.912km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Feb 12, 10:26 PM PST · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
17. 1.912km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Feb 12, 7:36 PM PST · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
18. 3.612km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Feb 12, 7:33 PM PST · 2426 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 101
19. 2.05km NNW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 12, 10:58 AM PST · 2427 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
20. 1.924km S of South Dos Palos, CAWed, Feb 12, 5:02 AM PST · 2427 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73344250. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:13 PM UTC.