California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7km NNE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7km NNE of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Oct 3, 2020, 12:19 AM PDT (07:19 UTC), 8 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
2020-10-03 07:19:06 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.593° N, 121.112° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.58km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2192 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.522km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2191 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.08km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2191 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 2.011km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2190 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.716km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2190 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2189 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 1.84km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2189 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.516km W of Cantua Creek, CA · 2188 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 1.86km N of New Idria, CA · 2188 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.11km SW of Hollister, CA · 2187 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  12. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.44km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2187 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.67km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.27km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2186 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 9
  16. 1.615km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2186 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2184 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.510km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2182 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
  20. 2.012km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2182 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.65km ENE of New Idria, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 6
  22. 2.28km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2181 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  23. 3.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  24. 3.52km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 10
  25. 3.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.33km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.73km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.57km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2180 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 34
  29. 1.89km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 2.23km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2179 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  31. 2.321km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 2.516km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.85km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.95km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 2.06km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2178 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  37. 2.42km E of Lopez Point, CA · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.76km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 2.17km ENE of Aromas, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  42. 1.95km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 2.26km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2176 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  44. 1.623km SW of New Idria, CA · 2175 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.71km ENE of Hollister, CA · 2174 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  46. 1.96km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2174 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  47. 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2173 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  48. 2.211km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2173 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.62km NNE of Aromas, CA · 2172 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.511km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2171 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.814km NE of Hollister, CA · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 1.711km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  53. 2.521km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  54. 1.76km NNE of Corralitos, CA · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  55. 1.66km S of San Lucas, CA · 2170 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 1.616km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2169 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.88km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2168 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.820km E of Point Sur, CA · 2168 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  59. 3.311km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2168 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 25
  60. 2.23km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2168 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 1.55km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.58km NE of Gilroy, CA · 2193 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2193 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2195 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 1.822km N of San Simeon, CA · 2196 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  7. 3.210km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2196 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 10
  8. 2.54km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2197 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 16
  9. 1.522km WSW of Patterson, CA · 2198 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.914km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2199 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2200 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.711km E of Coalinga, CA · 2201 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2201 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  14. 1.62km NNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2202 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  15. 2.22km SW of Lexington Hills, CA · 2202 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.210km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2203 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 1.816km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2203 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.724km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2204 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 2.414km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2205 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  20. 2.19km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2205 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73465976. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.