California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 3km ESE of Aromas, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 3km ESE of Aromas, CA on Tue, Jan 19, 2021, 5:30 PM PST (01:30 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 9km ENE of Gilroy, 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
2021-01-20 01:30:00 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.880° N, 121.613° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
43°
Stations used
38

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 103 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.86km E of Milpitas, CA · 2083 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.85km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  5. 2.16km S of Gilroy, CA · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.96km S of Gilroy, CA · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 1.511km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2083 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.213km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2083 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.613km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.93km S of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2082 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 13
  11. 1.910km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.913km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2078 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  13. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2076 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  14. 2.115km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2076 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.92km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2075 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  16. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2074 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 1.618km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2072 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.75km N of Aromas, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 2.220km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2070 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  24. 2.415km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  25. 1.79km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  26. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  27. 1.812km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  28. 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  29. 2.212km WSW of Saratoga, CA · 2068 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 2
  30. 2.412km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2066 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  32. 1.610km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2066 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  33. 2.09km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2066 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  34. 2.29km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2066 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 3.210km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 436
  36. 1.810km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2065 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.510km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2065 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.610km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.611km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 2.011km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  41. 2.18km ESE of Fremont, CA · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  42. 2.26km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2063 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.96km N of Alum Rock, CA · 2063 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 11
  46. 2.78km ESE of Fremont, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 145
  47. 1.84km NE of Pleasanton, CA · 2062 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 1.918km W of New Idria, CA · 2061 days ago · 18 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2060 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  50. 3.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 7
  51. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  52. 1.68km ESE of Fremont, CA · 2058 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  53. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2056 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  54. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2056 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  55. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  56. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.61km ENE of Union City, CA · 2055 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 326
  58. 1.612km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  59. 2.111km NE of Milpitas, CA · 2053 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  60. 1.68km NE of Interlaken, CA · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 2.216km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.811km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2084 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.64km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.610km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 1.611km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.52km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 2.22km S of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2085 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 10
  9. 1.611km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2085 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.65km SE of Aromas, CA · 2086 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 9
  11. 1.94km SE of Aromas, CA · 2086 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 64
  12. 3.04km SE of Aromas, CA · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 483
  13. 2.03km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 10
  14. 4.24km SE of Aromas, CA · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 13,081 · tsunami flag
  15. 1.815km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.910km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.73km S of Los Altos Hills, CA · 2088 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  18. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2090 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 2.810km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 26
  20. 1.611km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73513600. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.