M1.6 earthquake 18km NE of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Jan 31, 2021, 12:29 AM PST

UTC

2021-01-31 08:29:48 UTC

Depth

14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.645° N, 121.007° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

100°

Stations used

29

• Ridgemark, CaliforniaPopulation 3,016. Forecast37 kmESE
• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast38 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast58 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast382 kmNW

After

1. 2.024km ENE of San Ardo, CASun, Jan 31, 8:31 AM PST · 2071 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
2. 1.75km N of Aromas, CAMon, Feb 1, 6:46 PM PST · 2070 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
3. 2.220km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 1, 10:57 PM PST · 2070 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
4. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 2, 2:34 AM PST · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CATue, Feb 2, 4:19 AM PST · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
6. 2.415km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 2, 8:37 PM PST · 2069 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
7. 1.79km NNW of Hollister, CAWed, Feb 3, 12:53 PM PST · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
8. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Feb 3, 2:40 PM PST · 2068 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
9. 2.421km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 3, 7:10 PM PST · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.812km ESE of Gilroy, CAWed, Feb 3, 10:00 PM PST · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
11. 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CAThu, Feb 4, 9:19 AM PST · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
12. 2.412km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 5, 5:03 AM PST · 2066 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
13. 1.522km ENE of San Ardo, CAFri, Feb 5, 3:00 PM PST · 2066 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
14. 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 5, 8:51 PM PST · 2066 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
15. 1.610km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Feb 5, 8:58 PM PST · 2066 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
16. 2.29km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASat, Feb 6, 12:00 AM PST · 2066 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
17. 1.96km E of Huron, CASat, Feb 6, 11:00 AM PST · 2065 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
18. 2.618km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Feb 6, 3:04 PM PST · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
19. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Feb 6, 3:14 PM PST · 2065 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.26km ENE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 8, 5:54 AM PST · 2063 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
21. 1.813km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 8, 8:11 PM PST · 2063 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
22. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 8, 11:04 PM PST · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
23. 2.513km E of New Idria, CAMon, Feb 8, 11:08 PM PST · 2063 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 8
24. 1.918km W of New Idria, CAThu, Feb 11, 2:03 AM PST · 2060 days ago · 18 km deep · 29 km away
25. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Feb 11, 9:51 PM PST · 2060 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
26. 3.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 12, 9:07 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 7
27. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 12, 9:09 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
28. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CATue, Feb 16, 1:32 AM PST · 2055 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
29. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 16, 12:47 PM PST · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
30. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 16, 1:10 PM PST · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
31. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CATue, Feb 16, 9:58 PM PST · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
32. 2.713km WSW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 17, 6:36 AM PST · 2054 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 15
33. 1.612km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 17, 10:18 AM PST · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
34. 1.919km SSE of Lopez Point, CAFri, Feb 19, 2:11 AM PST · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
35. 1.68km NE of Interlaken, CASat, Feb 20, 4:31 PM PST · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
36. 2.01km NNE of Tres Pinos, CASun, Feb 21, 7:34 AM PST · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
37. 1.72km SE of Tres Pinos, CASun, Feb 21, 4:38 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
38. 1.57km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Feb 21, 4:43 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
39. 3.89km ENE of Gilroy, CASun, Feb 21, 5:38 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1,014
40. 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Feb 22, 4:43 AM PST · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
41. 1.622km ENE of San Ardo, CAMon, Feb 22, 11:45 AM PST · 2049 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
42. 2.014km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Feb 22, 2:01 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
43. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 23, 11:17 AM PST · 2048 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
44. 1.515km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 23, 1:11 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
45. 1.816km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 23, 2:05 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
46. 2.116km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 23, 2:53 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
47. 2.310km ENE of Morgan Hill, CAWed, Feb 24, 2:44 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
48. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 24, 5:00 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
49. 1.78km NW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 24, 8:11 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
50. 1.78km E of Coalinga, CAWed, Feb 24, 10:44 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
51. 1.711km ENE of Coalinga, CAWed, Feb 24, 11:15 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
52. 1.810km W of Huron, CAWed, Feb 24, 12:36 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
53. 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 24, 1:39 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
54. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 24, 1:58 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
55. 1.96km SSW of Gilroy, CAWed, Feb 24, 4:07 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
56. 2.22km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 24, 4:08 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
57. 1.517km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 24, 5:18 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
58. 1.79km E of Coalinga, CAWed, Feb 24, 6:35 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
59. 2.99km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 25, 12:11 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 6
60. 1.611km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 25, 1:22 AM PST · 2046 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away

The first 60 of 158.

Before

1. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jan 30, 9:59 AM PST · 2072 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
2. 1.722km ENE of San Ardo, CASat, Jan 30, 2:01 AM PST · 2072 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Jan 29, 1:51 PM PST · 2073 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
4. 2.05km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Jan 29, 9:32 AM PST · 2073 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
5. 2.210km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jan 29, 2:05 AM PST · 2073 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
6. 1.92km NE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 28, 12:18 PM PST · 2074 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
7. 2.115km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Jan 27, 3:33 AM PST · 2075 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
8. 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Jan 27, 3:29 AM PST · 2075 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
9. 1.723km NNE of San Ardo, CATue, Jan 26, 7:32 AM PST · 2076 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
10. 1.913km E of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jan 25, 12:06 AM PST · 2078 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
11. 1.821km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Jan 24, 12:22 AM PST · 2079 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
12. 1.910km NE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 21, 2:29 PM PST · 2081 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
13. 1.613km SSW of Ridgemark, CAWed, Jan 20, 10:58 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
14. 2.213km NW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 20, 4:52 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
15. 1.511km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 20, 3:43 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
16. 1.96km S of Gilroy, CAWed, Jan 20, 3:36 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
17. 2.16km S of Gilroy, CAWed, Jan 20, 3:36 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
18. 1.85km SW of Gilroy, CAWed, Jan 20, 12:50 PM PST · 2082 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
19. 1.83km ESE of Aromas, CATue, Jan 19, 8:03 PM PST · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
20. 1.93km ESE of Aromas, CATue, Jan 19, 5:30 PM PST · 2083 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73518810. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC.