California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4km N of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4km N of Pinnacles, CA on Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 8:33 AM PST (16:33 UTC), 4 km (2 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
2020-12-07 16:33:15 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.564° N, 121.149° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.42
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
120°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.320km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2126 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.62km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2126 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.94km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2126 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 2.515km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 2125 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2125 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2125 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.77km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2125 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.216km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2124 days ago · 15 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.25km SSW of San Ardo, CA · 2122 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 2.523km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2122 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2121 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  12. 1.914km N of Lopez Point, CA · 2121 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.45km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2120 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 3.710km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2,305
  15. 3.510km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 597
  16. 1.520km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  17. 2.121km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.710km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 7
  20. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2115 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 2.923km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 2114 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
  23. 1.68km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2114 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 2.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2114 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  25. 2.36km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 13
  26. 1.77km N of Day Valley, CA · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2112 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  28. 2.73km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2110 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 28
  29. 2.320km N of New Idria, CA · 2110 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  30. 2.17km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  31. 1.710km NNE of San Martin, CA · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  32. 1.82km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.911km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 2.616km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 22
  35. 1.912km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  36. 3.23km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2106 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 88
  37. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2106 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.813km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2105 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  39. 2.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.623km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 2104 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  42. 3.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 35
  43. 2.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
  44. 2.49km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.04km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2103 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  46. 1.910km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2102 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  47. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 2.216km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2101 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  49. 1.96km NE of Aromas, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  50. 3.111km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 33
  51. 4.310km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2,139 · tsunami flag
  52. 1.711km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 6
  53. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 13
  54. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  55. 2.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 29
  56. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  57. 1.812km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 28
  59. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  60. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 1.715km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2127 days ago · -1 km deep · 18 km away
  2. 1.62km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2128 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.611km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.111km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2130 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 3.211km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2130 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 52
  6. 2.224km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2132 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 2.34km SW of Moss Landing, CA · 2133 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2133 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 1.98km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2133 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 2.317km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2134 days ago · 16 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.76km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2135 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.920km NNW of New Idria, CA · 2135 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.59km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2135 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.414km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2137 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.214km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2138 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.77km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2138 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.816km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2139 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.13km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2140 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2141 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.733km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2141 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73494870. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:04 AM UTC.