M1.9 earthquake 10km NW of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, Jan 3, 2021, 1:49 PM PST (21:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.2 4km SE of Aromas, 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
- 2021-01-03 21:49:52 UTC
- Depth
- 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.605° N, 121.209° 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.29
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- Stations used
- 36
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 81 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.513km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.713km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
- 1.721km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2098 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2098 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.623km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2098 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2097 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 7
- 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2096 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2096 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2096 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.020km N of San Simeon, CA · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.62km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2095 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.722km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2095 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.816km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.723km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2094 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2094 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
- 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.12km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2092 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.611km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.810km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 26
- 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2089 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.910km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.815km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2087 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
- 4.24km SE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 13,081 · tsunami flag
- 2.03km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 10
- 3.04km SE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 483
- 1.94km SE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 64
- 1.65km SE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 9
- 2.03km SSE of San Ardo, CA · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
- 1.611km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2084 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.52km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2084 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.611km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.610km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.64km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.811km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2083 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
- 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2083 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.216km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.93km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.83km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.85km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.16km S of Gilroy, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.96km S of Gilroy, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.511km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2082 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.213km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.613km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.910km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.821km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2078 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.913km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2077 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.723km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2075 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.115km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
- 1.92km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2074 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
The first 60 of 142.
Before
- 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
- 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.611km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
- 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
- 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 27
- 2.513km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 3.013km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2099 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
- 2.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.812km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.713km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.112km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
- 1.610km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 4
- 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2100 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73506665. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:56 PM UTC.