California earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 2km NE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 2km NE of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Aug 27, 2020, 8:25 AM PDT (15:25 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 2km ENE of Lopez Point, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-08-27 15:25:15 UTC
Depth
3.4 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.544° N, 121.132° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
45

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.316km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2229 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.79km SSW of Carmel By The Sea, CA · 2229 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.04km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2228 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.25km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2228 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.820km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2228 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.814km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2227 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 2.210km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2227 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.84km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2226 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2226 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 1.714km SW of Santa Cruz, CA · 2225 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.35km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2225 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.58km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.916km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2224 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.96km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2224 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 2.222km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2224 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2223 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2221 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.520km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2221 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.96km NE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 19
  20. 1.66km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2220 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  21. 1.913km ENE of Hollister, CA · 2220 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  22. 1.816km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 2220 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2220 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.68km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2218 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 1.816km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2218 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 2.28km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2217 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  27. 2.14km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2217 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  28. 1.826km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2216 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 2.42km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2216 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.32km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2216 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  31. 2.120km SW of Gustine, CA · 2214 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.57km ENE of Aromas, CA · 2213 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 2.55km NNW of Aromas, CA · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 9
  34. 2.46km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2209 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
  35. 2.716km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2208 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.816km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2208 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 6
  37. 2.06km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2208 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  38. 2.08km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.63km E of Aromas, CA · 2208 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  40. 2.44km WNW of Hollister, CA · 2206 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 10
  41. 2.14km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2205 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 1.910km SSW of New Idria, CA · 2205 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.19km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2205 days ago · 14 km deep · 8 km away
  44. 2.414km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2205 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  45. 2.724km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2204 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.816km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2203 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 2.210km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2203 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  48. 1.62km NNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2202 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  49. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2201 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  50. 1.711km E of Coalinga, CA · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  51. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2200 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.914km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2199 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  53. 1.522km WSW of Patterson, CA · 2198 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  54. 2.54km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 16
  55. 3.210km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 10
  56. 2.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  57. 1.822km N of San Simeon, CA · 2196 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  58. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2195 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  59. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2193 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.58km NE of Gilroy, CA · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 1.926km NW of San Simeon, CA · 2229 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 2.52km ENE of Aromas, CA · 2229 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 23
  3. 1.79km NE of San Martin, CA · 2229 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.024km WSW of Los Banos, CA · 2229 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.79km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2230 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  6. 1.87km SSW of Gonzales, CA · 2231 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 1.69km NNE of Gonzales, CA · 2231 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.825km NW of San Simeon, CA · 2234 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.322km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 3.122km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2235 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.111km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2236 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2236 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.610km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2236 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.810km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2237 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.723km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2238 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.124km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2238 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 1.812km N of Coalinga, CA · 2239 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.911km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 2239 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.814km N of Point Sur, CA · 2239 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2239 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73450261. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:33 PM UTC.