California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Fri, Jan 1, 2021, 11:02 AM PST (19:02 UTC), 3 km (2 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-01-01 19:02:38 UTC
Depth
2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.643° N, 121.254° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.31
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 169 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.216km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2101 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.96km NE of Aromas, CA · 2101 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.111km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 33
  4. 4.310km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2,139 · tsunami flag
  5. 1.711km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  6. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 13
  7. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 29
  9. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.812km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 28
  12. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.112km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  15. 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.812km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 3.013km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  23. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 2.513km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 27
  27. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.611km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  30. 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  32. 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  33. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  34. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.513km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.721km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2098 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  38. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  39. 1.623km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  40. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
  42. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2096 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 2.020km N of San Simeon, CA · 2096 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 3.08km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 2095 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 442
  47. 1.62km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2095 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  48. 1.722km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2095 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.816km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.723km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2095 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2094 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 2.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 1.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  55. 2.12km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2092 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 1.611km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.810km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 26
  58. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2089 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  59. 1.910km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  60. 1.815km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2087 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

The first 60 of 169.

Before

  1. 1.910km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2101 days ago · 1 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.04km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2103 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.49km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2103 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2103 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  5. 3.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2103 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 35
  6. 1.623km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 2104 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 2.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2104 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.813km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2105 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2106 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 3.23km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2106 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 88
  12. 1.912km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2107 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.616km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2107 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 22
  14. 1.911km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 1.82km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2108 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  16. 1.58km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2108 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.710km NNE of San Martin, CA · 2109 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 2.17km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2109 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 2.320km N of New Idria, CA · 2110 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  20. 2.73km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2110 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 28

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73505650. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:06 PM UTC.