California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Fri, Feb 21, 2020, 8:48 PM PST (04:48 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 10km NNE of New Idria, 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
2020-02-22 04:48:55 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.569° N, 121.160° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
121°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 131 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2417 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.114km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 2417 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 2.49km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2416 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.616km NW of New Idria, CA · 2415 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.68km NE of Gilroy, CA · 2414 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.54km ENE of New Idria, CA · 2413 days ago · 15 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 2.210km WNW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2413 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 1.715km NW of New Idria, CA · 2413 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2412 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.520km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2411 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 2.110km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2410 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.612km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2410 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.718km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 2410 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.76km W of San Ardo, CA · 2410 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.422km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2410 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  16. 1.97km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2409 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.03km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2409 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.68km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2408 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.418km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 2408 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.92km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2408 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 7
  21. 2.02km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2408 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.622km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2408 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 4.010km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2407 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 16
  24. 1.812km SW of Huron, CA · 2407 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.711km WSW of Huron, CA · 2407 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.52km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2407 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.410km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2407 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 2.212km NE of New Idria, CA · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  29. 2.112km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2404 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.810km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2404 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  31. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2404 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.710km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2404 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  33. 2.516km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 2404 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 2.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2403 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.913km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2403 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  36. 1.87km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  37. 1.84km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2401 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  38. 1.911km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2401 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2401 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2401 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2401 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  42. 2.316km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2401 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.715km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2400 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2399 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2399 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  46. 1.515km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2399 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.82km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 2399 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.621km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2399 days ago · 14 km deep · 72 km away
  49. 2.024km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2397 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.620km W of New Idria, CA · 2396 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  51. 1.913km NE of New Idria, CA · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 2.115km SSE of Cantua Creek, CA · 2395 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 1.511km SW of Huron, CA · 2393 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  56. 2.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2393 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  57. 2.65km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2392 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 31
  58. 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  60. 1.95km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2392 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

  1. 1.56km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2418 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2418 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 2.215km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2418 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.15km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2419 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.76km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.612km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2419 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 7
  7. 1.82km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2420 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2421 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 2.320km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2422 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  10. 1.720km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2423 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.320km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2423 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.612km S of San Lucas, CA · 2423 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 1.710km W of Huron, CA · 2424 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.812km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 5
  15. 1.67km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2424 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 2.97km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2424 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.57km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2425 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.111km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.12km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.812km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73344450. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:10 PM UTC.