California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 8km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 8km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Mon, Sep 7, 2020, 6:47 PM PDT (01:47 UTC), 7 km (5 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
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-09-08 01:47:15 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.589° N, 121.191° 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
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 116 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2217 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.826km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2216 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 2.42km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2216 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.32km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2216 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.120km SW of Gustine, CA · 2214 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.57km ENE of Aromas, CA · 2213 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.55km NNW of Aromas, CA · 2210 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 9
  8. 2.46km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2209 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.716km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2208 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.816km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2208 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.06km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2208 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.08km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.63km E of Aromas, CA · 2208 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.44km WNW of Hollister, CA · 2207 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 10
  15. 2.14km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2206 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.910km SSW of New Idria, CA · 2205 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.19km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2205 days ago · 14 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.414km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2205 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  19. 2.724km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2205 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  20. 1.816km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2203 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  21. 2.210km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2203 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  22. 2.22km SW of Lexington Hills, CA · 2202 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.62km NNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2202 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  24. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2201 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 1.711km E of Coalinga, CA · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  26. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2200 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  27. 1.914km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2199 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.522km WSW of Patterson, CA · 2198 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 2.54km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 16
  30. 3.210km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 10
  31. 2.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  32. 1.822km N of San Simeon, CA · 2196 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2195 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2194 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  35. 1.58km NE of Gilroy, CA · 2194 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  36. 1.55km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  37. 2.27km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2193 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.58km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  39. 1.522km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2192 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  40. 2.08km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.011km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2191 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.716km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2190 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2190 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.84km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.516km W of Cantua Creek, CA · 2189 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
  46. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.86km N of New Idria, CA · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  48. 2.11km SW of Hollister, CA · 2187 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  49. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 2.44km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.67km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2187 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  52. 2.27km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2187 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 9
  53. 1.615km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2186 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2184 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  56. 2.510km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2182 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 5
  57. 2.012km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2182 days ago · 13 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.65km ENE of New Idria, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 6
  59. 2.28km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2181 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  60. 3.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 116.

Before

  1. 1.816km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2218 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.512km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 2218 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.68km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2219 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2220 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.816km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 2220 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.913km ENE of Hollister, CA · 2220 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 1.66km NNE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2221 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.96km NE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2221 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 19
  9. 1.520km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2222 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2222 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  11. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2223 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.222km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2224 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.96km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2225 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.916km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2225 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.58km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.35km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2225 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.810km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2225 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.714km SW of Santa Cruz, CA · 2226 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2226 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.84km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2227 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73454966. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.