California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Tue, Dec 29, 2020, 4:31 PM PST (00:31 UTC), 6 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
2020-12-30 00:31:50 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.606° N, 121.209° 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
±0.34
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: 164 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.623km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 2104 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 3.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 35
  3. 2.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.49km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.04km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2104 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 1.910km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2102 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2102 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.216km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2102 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 1.96km NE of Aromas, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.111km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 33
  11. 4.310km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2,139 · tsunami flag
  12. 1.711km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  13. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 13
  14. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 2.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 29
  16. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  17. 1.812km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 28
  19. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.112km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.812km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2101 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  28. 2.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 3.013km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  30. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  32. 2.513km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  33. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 27
  34. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.611km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  36. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  38. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  39. 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  40. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  41. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  42. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 1.513km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.713km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
  45. 1.721km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  46. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.623km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  48. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  49. 2.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  50. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 2.020km N of San Simeon, CA · 2096 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.62km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2096 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.722km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.816km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.723km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2095 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  58. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2095 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  59. 2.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2094 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2093 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away

The first 60 of 164.

Before

  1. 2.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.813km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2106 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2107 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 3.23km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2107 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 88
  5. 1.912km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 2.616km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2108 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 22
  7. 1.911km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.82km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2109 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 1.58km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.710km NNE of San Martin, CA · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.17km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2110 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 2.320km N of New Idria, CA · 2110 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  13. 2.73km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2110 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 28
  14. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2112 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.77km N of Day Valley, CA · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.36km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2113 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 13
  17. 2.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2114 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.68km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2115 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.923km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 2115 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 6
  20. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2115 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73504305. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:01 AM UTC.