M1.8 earthquake 3km N of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.8 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Jul 15, 2020, 3:53 AM PDT

UTC

2020-07-15 10:53:00 UTC

Depth

6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.556° N, 121.147° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

93°

Stations used

28

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast47 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast383 kmNW

After

1. 2.33km N of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jul 15, 4:42 AM PDT · 2272 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.615km E of Seven Trees, CAWed, Jul 15, 1:46 PM PDT · 2272 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
3. 2.423km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jul 16, 1:44 AM PDT · 2271 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.65km SSW of Gilroy, CAThu, Jul 16, 5:45 AM PDT · 2271 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
5. 2.412km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jul 16, 9:55 AM PDT · 2271 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
6. 1.911km ENE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jul 16, 1:27 PM PDT · 2271 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
7. 2.04km S of San Juan Bautista, CASat, Jul 18, 1:19 AM PDT · 2269 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.514km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jul 18, 10:34 AM PDT · 2269 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
9. 1.829km ENE of Pinnacles, CASun, Jul 19, 11:42 AM PDT · 2268 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
10. 1.510km ESE of Pinnacles, CASun, Jul 19, 7:38 PM PDT · 2267 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.312km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Jul 21, 5:46 PM PDT · 2265 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
12. 3.312km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Jul 21, 9:57 PM PDT · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 71
13. 2.112km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Jul 21, 10:01 PM PDT · 2265 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
14. 2.412km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Jul 21, 10:05 PM PDT · 2265 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
15. 2.813km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Jul 21, 11:22 PM PDT · 2265 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
16. 1.63km E of Aromas, CAWed, Jul 22, 11:04 AM PDT · 2265 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
17. 2.611km N of San Simeon, CAWed, Jul 22, 7:54 PM PDT · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
18. 1.711km N of San Simeon, CAFri, Jul 24, 3:51 AM PDT · 2263 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.92km ESE of Aromas, CAFri, Jul 24, 12:03 PM PDT · 2263 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 19
20. 3.02km SE of Aromas, CAFri, Jul 24, 7:36 PM PDT · 2262 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 88
21. 2.43km ESE of Aromas, CAFri, Jul 24, 9:54 PM PDT · 2262 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
22. 2.912km SSE of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jul 25, 2:15 PM PDT · 2262 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
23. 1.711km SE of Tres Pinos, CASun, Jul 26, 4:44 AM PDT · 2261 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
24. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Jul 26, 10:12 AM PDT · 2261 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
25. 1.912km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jul 27, 10:37 AM PDT · 2260 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
26. 2.011km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jul 27, 1:16 PM PDT · 2260 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
27. 1.720km ENE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jul 27, 11:39 PM PDT · 2259 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
28. 2.323km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Jul 29, 5:20 PM PDT · 2258 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
29. 3.922km NE of San Ardo, CAWed, Jul 29, 8:23 PM PDT · 2257 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 131
30. 2.122km NE of San Ardo, CAWed, Jul 29, 10:43 PM PDT · 2257 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
31. 1.922km NNE of San Ardo, CAWed, Jul 29, 10:47 PM PDT · 2257 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
32. 2.022km NE of San Ardo, CAThu, Jul 30, 5:37 AM PDT · 2257 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
33. 1.614km SE of Lopez Point, CAFri, Jul 31, 2:06 AM PDT · 2256 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
34. 1.822km NE of San Lucas, CAFri, Jul 31, 6:55 PM PDT · 2255 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
35. 2.04km W of San Juan Bautista, CASat, Aug 1, 10:15 AM PDT · 2255 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
36. 2.14km ESE of Tres Pinos, CASun, Aug 2, 3:50 AM PDT · 2254 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
37. 1.617km N of Lopez Point, CASun, Aug 2, 2:09 PM PDT · 2254 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
38. 1.924km NE of King City, CAMon, Aug 3, 4:27 PM PDT · 2253 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
39. 2.110km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Aug 3, 5:28 PM PDT · 2253 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
40. 2.17km SSW of Gilroy, CAMon, Aug 3, 9:47 PM PDT · 2252 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
41. 1.811km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 3, 11:36 PM PDT · 2252 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
42. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 4, 12:49 AM PDT · 2252 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
43. 3.018km S of Cantua Creek, CATue, Aug 4, 2:28 PM PDT · 2252 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 7
44. 2.322km ENE of San Lucas, CASat, Aug 8, 1:17 AM PDT · 2248 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
45. 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Aug 8, 8:26 AM PDT · 2248 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
46. 2.113km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Aug 8, 1:16 PM PDT · 2248 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
47. 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CASat, Aug 8, 7:52 PM PDT · 2247 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
48. 1.79km W of San Ardo, CASun, Aug 9, 12:32 PM PDT · 2247 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
49. 2.83km ESE of Aromas, CAMon, Aug 10, 12:02 PM PDT · 2246 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
50. 2.34km ESE of Aromas, CAMon, Aug 10, 12:04 PM PDT · 2246 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
51. 2.03km N of Hollister, CATue, Aug 11, 4:42 AM PDT · 2245 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
52. 1.76km NNE of Los Banos, CAThu, Aug 13, 2:38 AM PDT · 2243 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
53. 1.621km NE of San Lucas, CAFri, Aug 14, 10:55 AM PDT · 2242 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
54. 1.719km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 14, 1:00 PM PDT · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
55. 2.223km WSW of New Idria, CASun, Aug 16, 11:35 PM PDT · 2239 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
56. 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CAMon, Aug 17, 1:10 AM PDT · 2239 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
57. 1.814km N of Point Sur, CAMon, Aug 17, 8:38 AM PDT · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
58. 1.911km NNE of Coalinga, CAMon, Aug 17, 10:35 AM PDT · 2239 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
59. 1.812km N of Coalinga, CAMon, Aug 17, 10:41 AM PDT · 2239 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
60. 2.124km NNW of San Simeon, CAMon, Aug 17, 7:43 PM PDT · 2238 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away

The first 60 of 109.

Before

1. 2.127km NNW of San Simeon, CAWed, Jul 15, 12:59 AM PDT · 2272 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
2. 1.616km NW of New Idria, CATue, Jul 14, 9:27 PM PDT · 2272 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
3. 2.814km SSE of Tres Pinos, CATue, Jul 14, 8:00 AM PDT · 2273 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 5
4. 2.110km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jul 13, 1:03 PM PDT · 2274 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
5. 2.215km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jul 11, 12:58 PM PDT · 2276 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
6. 2.02km SW of Ridgemark, CAThu, Jul 9, 6:34 AM PDT · 2278 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
7. 1.817km NNW of Coalinga, CAWed, Jul 8, 2:08 PM PDT · 2279 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
8. 2.64km S of San Juan Bautista, CAWed, Jul 8, 10:30 AM PDT · 2279 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 8
9. 1.85km ESE of Interlaken, CATue, Jul 7, 7:04 PM PDT · 2279 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.821km SSW of Cantua Creek, CATue, Jul 7, 6:18 PM PDT · 2279 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
11. 1.95km NNW of San Simeon, CATue, Jul 7, 5:42 PM PDT · 2279 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
12. 1.614km SE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jul 6, 11:08 PM PDT · 2280 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
13. 1.83km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jul 6, 7:29 PM PDT · 2280 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.911km SW of Ridgemark, CAMon, Jul 6, 3:55 PM PDT · 2281 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 27
15. 1.716km SSE of Tres Pinos, CASun, Jul 5, 4:08 PM PDT · 2282 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
16. 1.84km N of Pinnacles, CASun, Jul 5, 1:09 PM PDT · 2282 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.616km ESE of Alum Rock, CASat, Jul 4, 1:17 PM PDT · 2283 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.616km E of Seven Trees, CASat, Jul 4, 12:15 PM PDT · 2283 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
19. 2.12km SW of Ridgemark, CAFri, Jul 3, 9:44 PM PDT · 2283 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.923km ENE of San Ardo, CAFri, Jul 3, 3:11 PM PDT · 2284 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73426631. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.