M1.6 earthquake 12km NW of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Mar 21, 2020, 4:43 AM PDT

UTC

2020-03-21 11:43:38 UTC

Depth

5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.620° N, 121.227° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.34

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

102°

Stations used

31

• 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. 1.922km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Mar 21, 11:23 AM PDT · 2389 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away
2. 1.610km NNW of Lopez Point, CASat, Mar 21, 12:55 PM PDT · 2389 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
3. 2.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Mar 23, 3:28 PM PDT · 2387 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
4. 2.315km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 24, 12:26 PM PDT · 2386 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
5. 1.810km SE of Los Banos, CAWed, Mar 25, 5:41 AM PDT · 2385 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
6. 1.711km SSE of Los Banos, CAWed, Mar 25, 10:43 AM PDT · 2385 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
7. 2.911km SSE of Los Banos, CAWed, Mar 25, 10:46 AM PDT · 2385 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
8. 1.911km SSE of Los Banos, CAThu, Mar 26, 2:42 AM PDT · 2384 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
9. 2.416km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Mar 27, 12:23 AM PDT · 2383 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
10. 1.912km SSE of Los Banos, CAFri, Mar 27, 12:28 PM PDT · 2383 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
11. 1.810km SE of Los Banos, CAFri, Mar 27, 2:38 PM PDT · 2383 days ago · 14 km deep · 58 km away
12. 2.511km SE of Los Banos, CAFri, Mar 27, 3:42 PM PDT · 2383 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
13. 1.610km SSE of Los Banos, CAFri, Mar 27, 4:16 PM PDT · 2383 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
14. 1.911km SSE of Los Banos, CAFri, Mar 27, 8:29 PM PDT · 2382 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
15. 1.628km SW of South Dos Palos, CAFri, Mar 27, 8:39 PM PDT · 2382 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
16. 1.624km NE of King City, CASat, Mar 28, 6:21 AM PDT · 2382 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
17. 2.210km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASat, Mar 28, 11:48 PM PDT · 2381 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
18. 2.14km SW of San Ardo, CAMon, Mar 30, 2:37 AM PDT · 2380 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
19. 1.77km E of Coalinga, CAMon, Mar 30, 6:12 AM PDT · 2380 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
20. 1.612km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Mar 30, 7:18 AM PDT · 2380 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
21. 2.016km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Mar 30, 5:06 PM PDT · 2380 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
22. 2.720km S of Cantua Creek, CAMon, Mar 30, 6:05 PM PDT · 2380 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
23. 1.913km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Apr 1, 3:13 PM PDT · 2378 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
24. 1.66km ENE of San Juan Bautista, CAThu, Apr 2, 5:20 AM PDT · 2377 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
25. 2.319km SE of Lopez Point, CAThu, Apr 2, 1:08 PM PDT · 2377 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
26. 2.28km SSE of Gilroy, CASat, Apr 4, 9:02 AM PDT · 2375 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
27. 1.824km E of San Ardo, CASat, Apr 4, 10:06 AM PDT · 2375 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
28. 2.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CASat, Apr 4, 10:45 AM PDT · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
29. 1.53km WSW of Hollister, CASat, Apr 4, 11:10 AM PDT · 2375 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
30. 1.65km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAMon, Apr 6, 12:11 AM PDT · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
31. 1.625km E of San Ardo, CAMon, Apr 6, 1:18 PM PDT · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
32. 2.82km ENE of Aromas, CAMon, Apr 6, 4:17 PM PDT · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 61
33. 1.98km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CATue, Apr 7, 10:56 AM PDT · 2372 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
34. 3.09km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CATue, Apr 7, 2:26 PM PDT · 2372 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 48
35. 2.17km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Apr 8, 1:26 AM PDT · 2371 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
36. 2.612km W of Cantua Creek, CAWed, Apr 8, 4:49 PM PDT · 2371 days ago · 16 km deep · 71 km away
37. 1.63km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CAWed, Apr 8, 7:02 PM PDT · 2371 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
38. 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Apr 9, 10:47 AM PDT · 2370 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
39. 1.77km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 9, 2:41 PM PDT · 2370 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
40. 1.914km SW of Santa Cruz, CAThu, Apr 9, 7:48 PM PDT · 2369 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
41. 3.44km ESE of New Idria, CAFri, Apr 10, 1:59 AM PDT · 2369 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 8
42. 1.910km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Apr 11, 8:57 AM PDT · 2368 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
43. 2.08km NNW of Coalinga, CASat, Apr 11, 12:36 PM PDT · 2368 days ago · 18 km deep · 89 km away
44. 2.223km ENE of San Lucas, CASun, Apr 12, 1:59 PM PDT · 2367 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
45. 1.823km ENE of San Ardo, CASun, Apr 12, 4:03 PM PDT · 2367 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
46. 1.85km NNE of Pinnacles, CASun, Apr 12, 10:12 PM PDT · 2366 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
47. 2.211km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Apr 13, 2:23 PM PDT · 2366 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
48. 2.68km ENE of Pinnacles, CATue, Apr 14, 5:37 AM PDT · 2365 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
49. 2.124km S of New Idria, CATue, Apr 14, 7:06 PM PDT · 2365 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
50. 1.92km NE of Hollister, CATue, Apr 14, 11:57 PM PDT · 2364 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
51. 1.79km NE of Coalinga, CAThu, Apr 16, 3:25 PM PDT · 2363 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
52. 1.525km NE of Hollister, CAThu, Apr 16, 9:39 PM PDT · 2362 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
53. 2.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Apr 17, 6:11 AM PDT · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
54. 1.84km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Apr 17, 12:48 PM PDT · 2362 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
55. 1.618km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Apr 17, 2:05 PM PDT · 2362 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
56. 2.413km NNW of Point Sur, CAFri, Apr 17, 5:38 PM PDT · 2362 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
57. 2.210km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Apr 18, 4:50 AM PDT · 2361 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
58. 2.07km SE of New Idria, CASun, Apr 19, 9:46 AM PDT · 2360 days ago · 20 km deep · 62 km away
59. 1.610km WNW of New Idria, CAMon, Apr 20, 4:19 AM PDT · 2359 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
60. 1.59km WNW of New Idria, CAMon, Apr 20, 4:38 AM PDT · 2359 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 107.

Before

1. 1.85km NNE of Pinnacles, CASat, Mar 21, 4:03 AM PDT · 2389 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
2. 2.611km NNE of New Idria, CASat, Mar 21, 12:18 AM PDT · 2389 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
3. 2.016km SW of New Idria, CAFri, Mar 20, 7:38 PM PDT · 2389 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
4. 2.125km WSW of Westley, CAThu, Mar 19, 11:51 AM PDT · 2391 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.95km NE of Alum Rock, CAThu, Mar 19, 3:17 AM PDT · 2391 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 338
6. 1.712km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Mar 18, 10:37 PM PDT · 2391 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
7. 1.94km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Mar 18, 3:37 PM PDT · 2392 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
8. 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
9. 1.95km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Mar 18, 4:32 AM PDT · 2392 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
10. 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CATue, Mar 17, 10:18 PM PDT · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
11. 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CATue, Mar 17, 10:14 PM PDT · 2392 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
12. 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
13. 2.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 17, 2:37 PM PDT · 2393 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
14. 1.612km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 17, 4:43 AM PDT · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
15. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 17, 3:04 AM PDT · 2393 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
16. 2.115km SSE of Cantua Creek, CASun, Mar 15, 2:08 PM PDT · 2395 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.913km NE of New Idria, CASun, Mar 15, 12:33 AM PDT · 2395 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
18. 1.620km W of New Idria, CASat, Mar 14, 1:05 AM PDT · 2396 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
19. 2.024km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Mar 13, 5:56 AM PDT · 2397 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
20. 2.621km NNW of Coalinga, CAWed, Mar 11, 10:47 AM PDT · 2399 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73356845. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:57 PM UTC.