California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Wed, Sep 30, 2020, 6:32 AM PDT (13:32 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-09-30 13:32:24 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.469° N, 121.040° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2193 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.58km NE of Gilroy, CA · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.55km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.27km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2192 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.58km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.522km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2191 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.08km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  8. 2.011km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2190 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.716km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2190 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.84km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.516km W of Cantua Creek, CA · 2188 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.86km N of New Idria, CA · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  15. 2.11km SW of Hollister, CA · 2187 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  16. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.44km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.67km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  19. 2.27km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2186 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 9
  20. 1.615km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2186 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  21. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  22. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2184 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.510km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2182 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 5
  24. 2.012km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2182 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.65km ENE of New Idria, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 6
  26. 2.28km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2181 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  27. 3.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  28. 3.52km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 10
  29. 3.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.33km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.73km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.57km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2180 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 34
  33. 1.89km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 2.23km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 2.321km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.516km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.85km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.95km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 2.06km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2178 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  40. 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  41. 2.42km E of Lopez Point, CA · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
  42. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  44. 1.76km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.17km ENE of Aromas, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 1.95km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  47. 2.26km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2176 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.623km SW of New Idria, CA · 2175 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.71km ENE of Hollister, CA · 2174 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  50. 1.96km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2174 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  51. 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2173 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  52. 2.211km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2173 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.62km NNE of Aromas, CA · 2172 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  54. 1.511km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2171 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 1.814km NE of Hollister, CA · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  56. 1.711km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  57. 2.521km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  58. 1.76km NNE of Corralitos, CA · 2170 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  59. 1.66km S of San Lucas, CA · 2170 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  60. 1.88km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2168 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 1.822km N of San Simeon, CA · 2196 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
  3. 3.210km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 10
  4. 2.54km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 16
  5. 1.914km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2199 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2200 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 1.711km E of Coalinga, CA · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2201 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.62km NNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2202 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.010km ESE of Huron, CA · 2202 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 2.210km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2203 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.816km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2203 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.724km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2204 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.414km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2205 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.19km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2205 days ago · 14 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.910km SSW of New Idria, CA · 2205 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.14km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2205 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.44km WNW of Hollister, CA · 2206 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 10
  19. 1.63km E of Aromas, CA · 2208 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  20. 2.08km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2208 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73464711. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.