California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 22km ESE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22km ESE of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, Nov 1, 2020, 1:18 AM PDT (08:18 UTC), 16 km (10 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-11-01 08:18:17 UTC
Depth
15.5 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.485° N, 120.905° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
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: 104 in the 60 days after this one and 71 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.820km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2163 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  2. 2.16km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2163 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.67km S of Gilroy, CA · 2162 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.718km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2162 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.78km NE of Avenal, CA · 2162 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.17km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.05km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2160 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.78km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2159 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.023km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  10. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.811km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.98km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 2.611km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 2157 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2156 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 6
  15. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2156 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.715km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2156 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.318km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2155 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.132km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2155 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.118km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2155 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.630km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2155 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  21. 2.14km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2154 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 2.015km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2154 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 3.34km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 293
  24. 3.05km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 41
  25. 1.84km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2152 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 2.86km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 22
  27. 1.77km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2152 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.88km SSE of Huron, CA · 2152 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 2.114km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2150 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  30. 2.019km WNW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2150 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  31. 1.710km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2149 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  32. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2149 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  33. 1.86km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2149 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2149 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  35. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2147 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  36. 1.78km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2146 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  37. 1.84km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  39. 1.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2142 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  40. 1.733km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2142 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2142 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  42. 2.13km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2141 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.816km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2139 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.77km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2138 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  45. 2.214km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2138 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  46. 2.414km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2138 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.59km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2136 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.920km NNW of New Idria, CA · 2135 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  49. 1.76km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2135 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  50. 2.317km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2134 days ago · 16 km deep · 29 km away
  51. 1.98km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2134 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2134 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  53. 2.34km SW of Moss Landing, CA · 2133 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  54. 2.224km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2132 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  55. 2.010km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2131 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 3.211km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2131 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 52
  57. 2.111km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2131 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  58. 1.611km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  59. 1.62km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2129 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  60. 1.715km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2128 days ago · -1 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 104.

Before

  1. 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.72km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2165 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.619km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2165 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.99km NE of San Martin, CA · 2166 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.617km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2166 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.78km NE of Avenal, CA · 2166 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.08km NE of Avenal, CA · 2166 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.57km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2167 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.87km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2167 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 1.54km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2167 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 2.23km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2168 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 3.311km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2168 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 25
  13. 1.820km E of Point Sur, CA · 2168 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.88km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2168 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.66km S of San Lucas, CA · 2170 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.76km NNE of Corralitos, CA · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 2.521km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.711km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2171 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.814km NE of Hollister, CA · 2171 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.511km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2172 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73476941. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.