California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11km NNE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11km NNE of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, Jan 17, 2021, 11:10 PM PST (07:10 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-01-18 07:10:02 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.614° N, 121.079° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
26

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 94 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.52km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2084 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.611km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.610km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.64km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2084 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  5. 1.811km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2083 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2083 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.216km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.93km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.83km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.85km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.16km S of Gilroy, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.96km S of Gilroy, CA · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.511km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2082 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 2.213km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 1.613km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  16. 1.910km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.821km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2078 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 1.913km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2077 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.723km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2075 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  21. 2.115km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.92km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2074 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 2.05km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 1.722km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2072 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  27. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  28. 1.618km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2071 days ago · 15 km deep · 7 km away
  29. 2.024km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  30. 1.75km N of Aromas, CA · 2070 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  31. 2.220km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2069 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  33. 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 2.415km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2068 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  35. 1.79km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 2.421km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.812km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  40. 2.412km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  41. 1.522km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2066 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  42. 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2065 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  43. 1.610km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2065 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  44. 2.29km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2065 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  45. 2.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  47. 2.26km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  48. 1.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2062 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2062 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  50. 2.513km E of New Idria, CA · 2062 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 8
  51. 1.918km W of New Idria, CA · 2060 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2059 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 3.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 7
  54. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2055 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  58. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.713km WSW of Parkfield, CA · 2054 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 15
  60. 1.612km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 2.03km SSE of San Ardo, CA · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.65km SE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 9
  3. 1.94km SE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 64
  4. 3.04km SE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 483
  5. 2.03km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 10
  6. 4.24km SE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 13,081 · tsunami flag
  7. 1.815km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2087 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.910km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2087 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2089 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.810km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2089 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 26
  11. 1.712km SW of Huron, CA · 2091 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.611km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2091 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 2.12km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2092 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2092 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2093 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2094 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.723km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2094 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 1.816km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2095 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 1.722km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2095 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73512840. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:55 PM UTC.