California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 13km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, Oct 18, 2020, 7:08 PM PDT (02:08 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 10km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-10-19 02:08:34 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.627° N, 121.231° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.42km E of Lopez Point, CA · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.76km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 2.17km ENE of Aromas, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.95km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2176 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.26km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2176 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.623km SW of New Idria, CA · 2175 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.71km ENE of Hollister, CA · 2175 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.96km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2174 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2173 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.211km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2173 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  13. 1.62km NNE of Aromas, CA · 2172 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.511km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2171 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.814km NE of Hollister, CA · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.711km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.521km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.76km NNE of Corralitos, CA · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.66km S of San Lucas, CA · 2170 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 1.616km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2169 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 1.88km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2168 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.820km E of Point Sur, CA · 2168 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 3.311km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2168 days ago · 13 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 25
  24. 2.23km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2168 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  25. 1.54km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2167 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  26. 1.87km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2167 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.57km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2167 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.617km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2166 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  29. 1.99km NE of San Martin, CA · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.619km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2165 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  31. 1.72km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2165 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  33. 1.822km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2163 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 2.820km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2163 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  35. 2.16km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2163 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  36. 1.67km S of Gilroy, CA · 2162 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.718km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2162 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.17km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  39. 2.05km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2160 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.78km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2159 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 2.023km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  42. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.811km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 1.98km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.611km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 2156 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 3
  46. 2.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2156 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 6
  47. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2156 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 2.715km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2156 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  49. 2.318km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2155 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.132km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2155 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  51. 2.118km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2155 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 1.513km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 2155 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.630km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2155 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  54. 2.14km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2154 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  55. 2.015km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2153 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  56. 1.95km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 2153 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 14
  57. 3.34km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 293
  58. 3.05km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 41
  59. 1.84km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2152 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  60. 2.86km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 22

The first 60 of 109.

Before

  1. 2.06km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2178 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.95km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  3. 1.85km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.516km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2178 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.321km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2178 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 2.23km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.89km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2180 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.57km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2180 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 34
  9. 1.73km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.33km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 3.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  12. 3.52km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 10
  13. 3.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.28km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2181 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.65km ENE of New Idria, CA · 2181 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.012km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2182 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.510km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2182 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 5
  18. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2184 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2186 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.615km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2186 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73472451. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:01 PM UTC.