California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, Jul 26, 2020, 10:12 AM PDT (17:12 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 22km NE of San Ardo, 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
2020-07-26 17:12:58 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.439° N, 121.008° 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 0.8 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
185°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.912km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2260 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.011km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2260 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.720km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2259 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 2.323km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2257 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 3.922km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2257 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 131
  6. 2.122km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2257 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.922km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 2257 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 2.022km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2257 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 1.614km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 2256 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.822km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2255 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 2.04km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2255 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.14km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2254 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 1.617km N of Lopez Point, CA · 2254 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.924km NE of King City, CA · 2252 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.110km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2252 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 2.17km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2252 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.811km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2252 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2252 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.018km S of Cantua Creek, CA · 2252 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 7
  20. 2.18km NNW of Kettleman City, CA · 2249 days ago · 29 km deep · 99 km away
  21. 2.322km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2248 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  22. 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2248 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  23. 2.113km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2248 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.79km W of San Ardo, CA · 2247 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  25. 2.83km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2246 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 7
  26. 2.34km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2246 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  27. 2.03km N of Hollister, CA · 2245 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.76km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 2243 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  29. 1.621km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2242 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  30. 1.719km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2242 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  31. 2.223km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2239 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2239 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  33. 1.814km N of Point Sur, CA · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 1.911km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2239 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  35. 1.812km N of Coalinga, CA · 2239 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.124km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2238 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 1.723km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  38. 2.810km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2237 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.610km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2236 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2236 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  41. 2.111km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2236 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 3.122km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 6
  43. 2.322km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  44. 1.825km NW of San Simeon, CA · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  45. 2.18km NNW of Cholame, CA · 2232 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.77km ESE of Huron, CA · 2232 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.69km NNE of Gonzales, CA · 2231 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  48. 1.87km SSW of Gonzales, CA · 2230 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  49. 1.79km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  50. 1.64km SW of Paso Robles, CA · 2230 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 2.024km WSW of Los Banos, CA · 2229 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  52. 1.79km NE of San Martin, CA · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.52km ENE of Aromas, CA · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 23
  54. 1.926km NW of San Simeon, CA · 2229 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  55. 2.32km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2229 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.316km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2229 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.79km SSW of Carmel By The Sea, CA · 2229 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 2.04km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  59. 2.25km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2228 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 1.820km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2227 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 1.711km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2261 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  2. 2.912km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2262 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  3. 2.43km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2262 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.02km SE of Aromas, CA · 2262 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 88
  5. 2.92km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2263 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 19
  6. 1.711km N of San Simeon, CA · 2263 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 2.611km N of San Simeon, CA · 2264 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.63km E of Aromas, CA · 2265 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.813km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2265 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.412km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2265 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.112km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2265 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 3.312km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2265 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 71
  13. 2.312km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2265 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 1.510km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2267 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 1.829km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2268 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.514km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2269 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 2.04km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2269 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.911km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2271 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 2.412km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2271 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.88km SE of Huron, CA · 2271 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73433621. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:47 AM UTC.