California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 16km NNE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 16km NNE of Pinnacles, CA on Tue, Jan 19, 2021, 7:14 AM PST (15:14 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
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-01-19 15:14:13 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.674° N, 121.090° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
126°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 138 in the 60 days after this one and 97 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.83km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  3. 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2084 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.85km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.16km S of Gilroy, CA · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  6. 1.96km S of Gilroy, CA · 2083 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.511km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2083 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.213km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2083 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 1.613km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.910km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.821km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.913km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2079 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 1.723km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 2077 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2076 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  15. 2.115km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2076 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.92km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2075 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  17. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2074 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.05km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2074 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2074 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 1.722km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2073 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  21. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  22. 1.618km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2072 days ago · 15 km deep · 8 km away
  23. 2.024km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2072 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.75km N of Aromas, CA · 2071 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  25. 2.220km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2071 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  28. 2.415km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  29. 1.79km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.421km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.812km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 2.412km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  35. 1.522km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2067 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  36. 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.610km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2067 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  38. 2.09km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2067 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 2.29km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2067 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  42. 2.26km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  44. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.513km E of New Idria, CA · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 8
  46. 1.918km W of New Idria, CA · 2061 days ago · 18 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2061 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 3.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 7
  49. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  50. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2056 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2056 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  53. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.612km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  55. 1.919km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.68km NE of Interlaken, CA · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  57. 2.01km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 1.65km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2051 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  59. 1.72km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2051 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.57km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away

The first 60 of 138.

Before

  1. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2084 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
  2. 1.811km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.64km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.610km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 2085 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.611km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2085 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.52km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2085 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.611km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2086 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 2.03km SSE of San Ardo, CA · 2086 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.65km SE of Aromas, CA · 2087 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 9
  10. 1.94km SE of Aromas, CA · 2087 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 64
  11. 3.04km SE of Aromas, CA · 2087 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 483
  12. 2.03km ESE of Aromas, CA · 2087 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 10
  13. 4.24km SE of Aromas, CA · 2087 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 13,081 · tsunami flag
  14. 1.815km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2088 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.910km NNE of New Idria, CA · 2088 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2090 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  17. 2.810km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2090 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 26
  18. 1.712km SW of Huron, CA · 2092 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.611km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2092 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 2.12km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2093 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73513350. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.