M1.7 earthquake 5km NNW of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Feb 11, 2021, 9:51 PM PST (05:51 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.8 9km ENE of Gilroy, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-02-12 05:51:19 UTC
- Depth
- 3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.570° N, 121.161° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.38
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 158 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2060 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
- 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2060 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2056 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2056 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2056 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
- 2.713km WSW of Parkfield, CA · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 15
- 1.612km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.919km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.68km NE of Interlaken, CA · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.01km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2051 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.72km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2051 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
- 1.57km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.89km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1,014
- 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.622km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2050 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.014km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2049 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.515km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2049 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.816km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2049 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.116km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2049 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.310km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.78km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.78km E of Coalinga, CA · 2048 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.711km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.810km W of Huron, CA · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2048 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2048 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.96km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.22km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.517km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2048 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.79km E of Coalinga, CA · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.99km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 6
- 1.611km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2047 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.57km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 4
- 1.53km E of Lopez Point, CA · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 3.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 10
- 3.022km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
- 1.810km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2044 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
- 3.222km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
- 2.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
- 2.47km N of Aromas, CA · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
- 2.111km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2044 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.422km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2044 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
- 2.58km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4
- 1.621km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.323km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 2
- 2.112 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
- 2.211km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.015km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.03km N of Ridgemark, CA · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.122km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2036 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
The first 60 of 158.
Before
- 1.918km W of New Idria, CA · 2061 days ago · 18 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.513km E of New Idria, CA · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 8
- 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
- 1.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.26km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2064 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
- 2.29km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2067 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.610km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2067 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.522km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2067 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.412km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2067 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2068 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.812km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.421km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.616km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2069 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.79km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 2.415km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
- 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2070 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2070 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73521951. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:49 PM UTC.