California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 12km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 12km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Dec 26, 2020, 7:58 PM PST (03:58 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2020-12-27 03:58:58 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.469° N, 121.040° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 165 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.23km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2107 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 88
  2. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2107 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  3. 1.813km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2106 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 2.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2105 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2105 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.623km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 2105 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 3.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 35
  8. 2.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.49km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.04km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.910km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2102 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2102 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.216km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2102 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 1.96km NE of Aromas, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.111km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 33
  16. 4.310km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2,139 · tsunami flag
  17. 1.711km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 6
  18. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 13
  19. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  20. 2.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 29
  21. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  22. 1.812km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  23. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 28
  24. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  26. 2.112km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  27. 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  28. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 1.812km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  31. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  32. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  33. 2.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  34. 3.013km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  35. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 2.513km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  38. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 27
  39. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.611km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
  42. 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  43. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 4
  44. 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  47. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  48. 1.513km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  49. 2.713km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 7
  50. 1.721km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  51. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  52. 1.623km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  54. 2.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 7
  55. 1.94km SW of Avenal, CA · 2098 days ago · 16 km deep · 95 km away
  56. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  57. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  58. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  59. 2.020km N of San Simeon, CA · 2096 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.62km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 165.

Before

  1. 1.911km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.82km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.710km NNE of San Martin, CA · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.17km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.320km N of New Idria, CA · 2110 days ago · 11 km deep · 32 km away
  6. 2.73km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2111 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 28
  7. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2112 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.36km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 13
  9. 2.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2114 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.68km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2115 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 2.923km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 2115 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 6
  12. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2115 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2115 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2116 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 7
  15. 1.710km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2116 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  16. 2.121km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.520km NE of San Lucas, CA · 2118 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 3.510km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 597
  19. 3.710km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2119 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2,305
  20. 2.45km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2120 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73503250. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.