M1.9 earthquake 6km SSW of Ridgemark, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 6km SSW of Ridgemark, CA on Tue, Jan 21, 2020, 7:25 PM PST (03:25 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 10km NNE of New Idria, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2020-01-22 03:25:34 UTC
- Depth
- 5.4 km (3.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.767° N, 121.392° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 57°
- Stations used
- 31
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2448 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4
- 1.710km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2448 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.713km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2448 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.610km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2448 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.515km NW of New Idria, CA · 2446 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
- 2.315km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2446 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.615km NW of New Idria, CA · 2445 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.616km NW of New Idria, CA · 2445 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.55km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2444 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.617km NW of New Idria, CA · 2444 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.517km NW of New Idria, CA · 2444 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.15km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2443 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
- 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2442 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.915km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2442 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.824km WSW of New Idria, CA · 2442 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.86km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2441 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.35km NNW of Aromas, CA · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
- 1.918km W of Los Banos, CA · 2441 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.715km NW of New Idria, CA · 2440 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2440 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.410km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2440 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.89km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2440 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.810km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2440 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 6
- 2.612km W of Saratoga, CA · 2439 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 33
- 1.59km ENE of San Martin, CA · 2438 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.812km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2437 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.85km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2436 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.79km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2433 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.113km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2431 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.516km ESE of Point Sur, CA · 2431 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.622km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2429 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.73km E of Aromas, CA · 2428 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.19km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2427 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2427 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2427 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.924km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2427 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.05km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2427 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 3.612km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2426 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 101
- 1.912km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.912km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2426 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.912km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.812km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2426 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.12km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.111km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2425 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.812km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2424 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 5
- 1.612km S of San Lucas, CA · 2423 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.720km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2423 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.320km E of Pinnacles, CA · 2422 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2421 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.82km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2420 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.612km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2419 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 7
- 1.76km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2419 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.118km W of Westley, CA · 2419 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.15km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2419 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.215km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2418 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2418 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.56km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2417 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2417 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
The first 60 of 125.
Before
- 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2451 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 8
- 1.710km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2451 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.210km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2451 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
- 1.612km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2452 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.010km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2452 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.810km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2452 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.59km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2453 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.311km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2454 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.210km SE of Livermore, CA · 2454 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 2.113km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2454 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.215km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2456 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.06km S of Loyola, CA · 2456 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
- 1.99km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2456 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.610km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 2457 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.64km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2457 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
- 3.23km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2457 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 131
- 1.516km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2457 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2457 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.110km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2458 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.93km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73330301. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.