California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 12km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 12km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Mar 5, 2020, 8:54 PM PST (04:54 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 4km ESE of New Idria, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-03-06 04:54:03 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.617° N, 121.223° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 115 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.810km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2404 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2404 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.710km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2404 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 2.516km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 2404 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2404 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.913km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2403 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 1.87km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2402 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.84km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2401 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 1.911km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2401 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2401 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2401 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2401 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.316km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2401 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2400 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2399 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  16. 1.515km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2399 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.82km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 2399 days ago · 16 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.621km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2399 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 2.024km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2397 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  20. 1.620km W of New Idria, CA · 2396 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 1.913km NE of New Idria, CA · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  22. 2.115km SSE of Cantua Creek, CA · 2395 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  24. 1.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 2.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2393 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  26. 2.65km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2392 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 31
  27. 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  28. 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  29. 1.95km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2392 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2392 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.94km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2392 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.712km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2391 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.95km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 2391 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 338
  34. 2.125km WSW of Westley, CA · 2391 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 2.016km SW of New Idria, CA · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  36. 2.611km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2389 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  37. 1.85km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2389 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2389 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.922km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2389 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.610km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 2389 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2387 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  42. 2.315km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2386 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 1.810km SE of Los Banos, CA · 2385 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.711km SSE of Los Banos, CA · 2385 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 2.911km SSE of Los Banos, CA · 2385 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
  46. 1.911km SSE of Los Banos, CA · 2384 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  47. 2.416km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2383 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  48. 1.912km SSE of Los Banos, CA · 2383 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  49. 1.810km SE of Los Banos, CA · 2383 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
  50. 2.511km SE of Los Banos, CA · 2383 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
  51. 1.610km SSE of Los Banos, CA · 2383 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  52. 1.911km SSE of Los Banos, CA · 2382 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  53. 1.628km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2382 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  54. 1.624km NE of King City, CA · 2382 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  55. 2.210km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2381 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.14km SW of San Ardo, CA · 2380 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  57. 1.77km E of Coalinga, CA · 2380 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 1.612km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2380 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.016km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2380 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  60. 2.720km S of Cantua Creek, CA · 2380 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 115.

Before

  1. 2.212km NE of New Idria, CA · 2406 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.410km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2407 days ago · 13 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.52km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2407 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 4.010km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2407 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 16
  5. 1.622km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2408 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.02km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2408 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.92km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2408 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.418km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 2408 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.68km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2409 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  10. 2.03km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2409 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 1.97km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2409 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.422km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2410 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  13. 1.76km W of San Ardo, CA · 2410 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 1.718km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 2410 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.612km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2410 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 2.110km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2410 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  17. 2.520km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2411 days ago · 18 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2412 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.715km NW of New Idria, CA · 2413 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  20. 2.210km WNW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2413 days ago · 18 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73350285. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.