California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30km NE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30km NE of Pinnacles, CA on Mon, Nov 9, 2020, 8:25 PM PST (04:25 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 10km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-11-10 04:25:50 UTC
Depth
1.5 km (0.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.712° N, 120.891° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 136 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.14km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2154 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 2.015km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2154 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 3.34km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 293
  4. 3.05km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2153 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 41
  5. 1.84km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2152 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.86km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2152 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 22
  7. 1.77km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2152 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.88km SSE of Huron, CA · 2152 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.114km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2150 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.019km WNW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2150 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  11. 1.710km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2149 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2149 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.86km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 2149 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2149 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2147 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.78km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2146 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 1.84km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2145 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2145 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2142 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.733km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2142 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2142 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 2.13km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2141 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 1.816km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2139 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  24. 1.77km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2138 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  25. 2.214km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2138 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 2.414km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2138 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.59km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2136 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  28. 1.920km NNW of New Idria, CA · 2135 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  29. 1.76km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2135 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 2.317km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2134 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  31. 1.98km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2134 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2134 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 2.34km SW of Moss Landing, CA · 2134 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.010km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2131 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 3.211km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2131 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 52
  36. 2.111km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2131 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  37. 1.611km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  38. 1.62km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2129 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  39. 1.715km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2128 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2127 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  41. 2.320km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2127 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.62km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2127 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  43. 1.94km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2127 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2126 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  45. 1.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2125 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.77km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2125 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  47. 2.216km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2125 days ago · 15 km deep · 28 km away
  48. 2.25km SSW of San Ardo, CA · 2123 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  49. 2.523km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2122 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  51. 1.914km N of Lopez Point, CA · 2121 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
  52. 2.45km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2121 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  53. 3.710km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2,305
  54. 3.510km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 597
  55. 1.520km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2119 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  56. 2.121km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2119 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  57. 1.710km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2116 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  58. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2116 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 7
  59. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2116 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2116 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

  1. 1.513km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 2155 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.118km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2155 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.132km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2155 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.318km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2155 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.715km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2156 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2156 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 2.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2157 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 6
  8. 1.98km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2157 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.811km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  10. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2158 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.023km NE of San Ardo, CA · 2159 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.78km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2159 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.05km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2160 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.17km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2162 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.67km S of Gilroy, CA · 2162 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.16km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2163 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  17. 2.820km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2163 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  18. 1.822km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2164 days ago · 16 km deep · 25 km away
  19. 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2165 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.72km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2165 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73480001. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:58 PM UTC.