M2.4 earthquake 13km NNW of Point Sur, CA

Magnitude

2.4 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Apr 17, 2020, 5:38 PM PDT

UTC

2020-04-18 00:38:56 UTC

Depth

11.0 km (6.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.410° N, 121.951° W

Region

California

Felt reports

2

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

194°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

43

• Carmel-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaPopulation 3,897. Forecast16 kmS
• Monterey, CaliforniaPopulation 28,338. Forecast22 kmSSW
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast40 kmSW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast427 kmNW

After

1. 2.533km S of Lopez Point, CASun, Apr 19, 11:20 PM PDT · 2359 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.34km ESE of San Juan Bautista, CAMon, Apr 20, 7:15 AM PDT · 2359 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
3. 1.98km SW of Ridgemark, CAThu, Apr 23, 1:17 AM PDT · 2356 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
4. 2.210km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 23, 8:42 AM PDT · 2356 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
5. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 23, 8:47 AM PDT · 2356 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
6. 2.110km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 23, 9:02 AM PDT · 2356 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
7. 2.231km S of Lopez Point, CAThu, Apr 23, 3:38 PM PDT · 2355 days ago · 18 km deep · 82 km away
8. 1.623km E of Point Sur, CAFri, Apr 24, 8:10 AM PDT · 2355 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
9. 1.54km ESE of Aromas, CASun, Apr 26, 11:22 PM PDT · 2352 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
10. 2.012km ESE of Gilroy, CAWed, Apr 29, 5:57 PM PDT · 2349 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.92km ESE of Aromas, CAWed, Apr 29, 7:14 PM PDT · 2349 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
12. 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, May 2, 11:12 PM PDT · 2346 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
13. 1.815km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 3, 9:51 PM PDT · 2345 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.717km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, May 4, 3:07 AM PDT · 2345 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
15. 2.98km ESE of Prunedale, CAMon, May 4, 9:46 AM PDT · 2345 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
16. 1.65km NNE of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 4, 4:29 PM PDT · 2344 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
17. 1.913km ESE of Point Sur, CAFri, May 8, 2:42 AM PDT · 2341 days ago · 12 km deep · 24 km away
18. 2.312km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, May 9, 5:52 PM PDT · 2339 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
19. 1.73km SW of Lexington Hills, CASun, May 10, 10:20 AM PDT · 2339 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
20. 2.021km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, May 10, 6:14 PM PDT · 2338 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
21. 1.95km ESE of Pinnacles, CATue, May 12, 11:05 AM PDT · 2337 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
22. 1.89km ENE of Morgan Hill, CATue, May 12, 8:14 PM PDT · 2336 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
23. 2.07km NE of Pinnacles, CAWed, May 13, 1:41 AM PDT · 2336 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
24. 1.67km NE of Pinnacles, CAWed, May 13, 1:52 AM PDT · 2336 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
25. 1.88km NE of Pinnacles, CAWed, May 13, 2:13 AM PDT · 2336 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
26. 1.66km NNW of Pinnacles, CAWed, May 13, 2:03 PM PDT · 2335 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
27. 2.46km NNW of Pinnacles, CAWed, May 13, 10:50 PM PDT · 2335 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
28. 2.05km SE of Tres Pinos, CAFri, May 15, 6:39 PM PDT · 2333 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
29. 3.212km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, May 16, 9:38 AM PDT · 2333 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 15
30. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, May 16, 11:29 AM PDT · 2333 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
31. 2.518km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 18, 4:22 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
32. 1.728km SW of Gustine, CAMon, May 18, 10:42 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
33. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 18, 11:32 PM PDT · 2330 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
34. 1.513km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, May 19, 2:22 AM PDT · 2330 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
35. 2.423km WSW of New Idria, CATue, May 19, 8:43 AM PDT · 2330 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
36. 1.614km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, May 20, 5:19 AM PDT · 2329 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
37. 1.512km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAWed, May 20, 9:23 AM PDT · 2329 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
38. 2.76km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 22, 4:46 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
39. 2.56km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 22, 4:46 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
40. 2.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 22, 4:48 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
41. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 22, 5:27 AM PDT · 2327 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
42. 2.010km N of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 22, 2:43 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
43. 2.110km N of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 22, 5:38 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
44. 2.310km N of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 22, 5:55 PM PDT · 2326 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
45. 2.213km ESE of Seven Trees, CASat, May 23, 8:04 PM PDT · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
46. 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 24, 7:11 AM PDT · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
47. 2.36km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 24, 8:41 AM PDT · 2325 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
48. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 24, 5:10 PM PDT · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
49. 3.15km NE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, May 25, 8:27 AM PDT · 2324 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 117
50. 1.74km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CAMon, May 25, 9:55 AM PDT · 2324 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
51. 1.98km SSE of Gilroy, CATue, May 26, 6:21 AM PDT · 2323 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
52. 1.68km NNE of Pinnacles, CATue, May 26, 7:33 PM PDT · 2322 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
53. 3.22km E of Aromas, CAWed, May 27, 10:02 AM PDT · 2322 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 125
54. 2.12km E of Aromas, CAWed, May 27, 10:03 AM PDT · 2322 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
55. 2.22km E of Aromas, CAWed, May 27, 11:09 PM PDT · 2321 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
56. 2.124km SSW of Los Banos, CAThu, May 28, 6:02 AM PDT · 2321 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
57. 3.516km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, May 28, 12:19 PM PDT · 2321 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 319
58. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, May 28, 1:12 PM PDT · 2320 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
59. 1.75km NNE of Pinnacles, CAThu, May 28, 2:35 PM PDT · 2320 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
60. 2.35km W of San Juan Bautista, CAFri, May 29, 4:22 AM PDT · 2320 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away

The first 60 of 90.

Before

1. 1.84km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Apr 17, 12:48 PM PDT · 2362 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
2. 2.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Apr 17, 6:11 AM PDT · 2362 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
3. 1.525km NE of Hollister, CAThu, Apr 16, 9:39 PM PDT · 2362 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
4. 1.92km NE of Hollister, CATue, Apr 14, 11:57 PM PDT · 2364 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
5. 2.68km ENE of Pinnacles, CATue, Apr 14, 5:37 AM PDT · 2365 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 3
6. 2.211km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Apr 13, 2:23 PM PDT · 2365 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
7. 1.85km NNE of Pinnacles, CASun, Apr 12, 10:12 PM PDT · 2366 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
8. 1.910km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Apr 11, 8:57 AM PDT · 2368 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
9. 1.914km SW of Santa Cruz, CAThu, Apr 9, 7:48 PM PDT · 2369 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.77km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 9, 2:41 PM PDT · 2369 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
11. 1.63km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CAWed, Apr 8, 7:02 PM PDT · 2370 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
12. 2.17km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Apr 8, 1:26 AM PDT · 2371 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
13. 3.09km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CATue, Apr 7, 2:26 PM PDT · 2371 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 48
14. 1.98km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CATue, Apr 7, 10:56 AM PDT · 2372 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.931km S of Lopez Point, CAMon, Apr 6, 4:51 PM PDT · 2372 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
16. 2.82km ENE of Aromas, CAMon, Apr 6, 4:17 PM PDT · 2372 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 61
17. 1.65km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAMon, Apr 6, 12:11 AM PDT · 2373 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
18. 1.53km WSW of Hollister, CASat, Apr 4, 11:10 AM PDT · 2375 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
19. 2.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CASat, Apr 4, 10:45 AM PDT · 2375 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
20. 2.28km SSE of Gilroy, CASat, Apr 4, 9:02 AM PDT · 2375 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73372310. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.