M1.6 earthquake 6km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, May 13, 2020, 2:03 PM PDT

UTC

2020-05-13 21:03:45 UTC

Depth

4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.577° N, 121.170° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.35

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

114°

Stations used

25

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast45 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast386 kmNW

After

1. 2.46km NNW of Pinnacles, CAWed, May 13, 10:50 PM PDT · 2335 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
2. 2.05km SE of Tres Pinos, CAFri, May 15, 6:39 PM PDT · 2333 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
3. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CAFri, May 15, 11:58 PM PDT · 2333 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
4. 3.212km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, May 16, 9:38 AM PDT · 2332 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 15
5. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, May 16, 11:29 AM PDT · 2332 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
6. 3.216km NW of Parkfield, CASun, May 17, 10:36 AM PDT · 2331 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
7. 1.816km NW of Parkfield, CASun, May 17, 4:11 PM PDT · 2331 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
8. 2.518km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 18, 4:22 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
9. 1.728km SW of Gustine, CAMon, May 18, 10:42 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
10. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 18, 11:32 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
11. 1.513km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, May 19, 2:22 AM PDT · 2329 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
12. 2.423km WSW of New Idria, CATue, May 19, 8:43 AM PDT · 2329 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
13. 1.614km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, May 20, 5:19 AM PDT · 2328 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
14. 1.512km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAWed, May 20, 9:23 AM PDT · 2328 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
15. 2.76km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 22, 4:46 AM PDT · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.56km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 22, 4:46 AM PDT · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
17. 2.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 22, 4:48 AM PDT · 2326 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
18. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 22, 5:27 AM PDT · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.010km N of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 22, 2:43 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
20. 1.810km E of Alum Rock, CAFri, May 22, 3:47 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
21. 1.610km E of Alum Rock, CAFri, May 22, 3:49 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
22. 1.911km E of Alum Rock, CAFri, May 22, 4:48 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
23. 2.011km E of Alum Rock, CAFri, May 22, 4:50 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
24. 2.311km E of Alum Rock, CAFri, May 22, 5:14 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
25. 2.211km ESE of Alum Rock, CAFri, May 22, 5:22 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
26. 2.411km ESE of Alum Rock, CAFri, May 22, 5:36 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
27. 2.311km ESE of Alum Rock, CAFri, May 22, 5:37 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
28. 2.110km N of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 22, 5:38 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
29. 1.511km ESE of Alum Rock, CAFri, May 22, 5:40 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
30. 2.310km N of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 22, 5:55 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
31. 2.311km E of Alum Rock, CAFri, May 22, 7:18 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
32. 1.711km E of Alum Rock, CAFri, May 22, 7:28 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
33. 2.213km ESE of Seven Trees, CASat, May 23, 8:04 PM PDT · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
34. 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 24, 7:11 AM PDT · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
35. 2.36km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 24, 8:41 AM PDT · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
36. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 24, 5:10 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
37. 1.621km NE of San Ardo, CAMon, May 25, 6:45 AM PDT · 2323 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
38. 3.15km NE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, May 25, 8:27 AM PDT · 2323 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 117
39. 1.74km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CAMon, May 25, 9:55 AM PDT · 2323 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
40. 2.222km NE of San Ardo, CAMon, May 25, 12:37 PM PDT · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
41. 1.98km SSE of Gilroy, CATue, May 26, 6:21 AM PDT · 2322 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
42. 1.68km NNE of Pinnacles, CATue, May 26, 7:33 PM PDT · 2322 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
43. 3.22km E of Aromas, CAWed, May 27, 10:02 AM PDT · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 125
44. 2.12km E of Aromas, CAWed, May 27, 10:03 AM PDT · 2321 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
45. 2.22km E of Aromas, CAWed, May 27, 11:09 PM PDT · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
46. 2.124km SSW of Los Banos, CAThu, May 28, 6:02 AM PDT · 2320 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
47. 3.516km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, May 28, 12:19 PM PDT · 2320 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 319
48. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, May 28, 1:12 PM PDT · 2320 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
49. 1.75km NNE of Pinnacles, CAThu, May 28, 2:35 PM PDT · 2320 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
50. 2.35km W of San Juan Bautista, CAFri, May 29, 4:22 AM PDT · 2319 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
51. 1.819km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 29, 9:20 AM PDT · 2319 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
52. 2.09km SW of Tres Pinos, CAFri, May 29, 12:04 PM PDT · 2319 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
53. 2.55km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CASat, May 30, 6:18 AM PDT · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 7
54. 2.06km S of San Juan Bautista, CASat, May 30, 11:14 PM PDT · 2318 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
55. 1.922km NNE of San Ardo, CASun, May 31, 5:39 AM PDT · 2317 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
56. 1.71km SSW of Monterey, CASun, May 31, 11:04 AM PDT · 2317 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
57. 2.52km E of Aromas, CASun, May 31, 11:45 AM PDT · 2317 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 12
58. 2.23km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 31, 9:12 PM PDT · 2317 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
59. 1.51km S of Monterey, CAMon, Jun 1, 1:12 AM PDT · 2316 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
60. 1.76km S of Gonzales, CAMon, Jun 1, 5:41 PM PDT · 2316 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away

The first 60 of 156.

Before

1. 1.88km NE of Pinnacles, CAWed, May 13, 2:13 AM PDT · 2335 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
2. 1.67km NE of Pinnacles, CAWed, May 13, 1:52 AM PDT · 2335 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
3. 2.07km NE of Pinnacles, CAWed, May 13, 1:41 AM PDT · 2335 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
4. 1.89km ENE of Morgan Hill, CATue, May 12, 8:14 PM PDT · 2336 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
5. 1.95km ESE of Pinnacles, CATue, May 12, 11:05 AM PDT · 2336 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
6. 2.016km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, May 11, 5:09 AM PDT · 2337 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
7. 1.88km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, May 11, 3:21 AM PDT · 2337 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
8. 2.021km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, May 10, 6:14 PM PDT · 2338 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
9. 1.73km SW of Lexington Hills, CASun, May 10, 10:20 AM PDT · 2338 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
10. 2.426km NNW of New Idria, CASun, May 10, 8:57 AM PDT · 2338 days ago · -1 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
11. 2.312km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, May 9, 5:52 PM PDT · 2339 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
12. 2.323km NNE of San Ardo, CAFri, May 8, 5:55 PM PDT · 2340 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.913km ESE of Point Sur, CAFri, May 8, 2:42 AM PDT · 2340 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
14. 2.316km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 8, 12:48 AM PDT · 2340 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
15. 2.816km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, May 7, 4:49 PM PDT · 2341 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
16. 2.414km SW of New Idria, CAWed, May 6, 7:38 AM PDT · 2342 days ago · 16 km deep · 44 km away
17. 2.819km NW of Parkfield, CATue, May 5, 10:54 PM PDT · 2343 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.65km NNE of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 4, 4:29 PM PDT · 2344 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
19. 2.98km ESE of Prunedale, CAMon, May 4, 9:46 AM PDT · 2344 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
20. 1.717km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, May 4, 3:07 AM PDT · 2344 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73384510. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.