California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Tue, Feb 16, 2021, 1:10 PM PST (21:10 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-02-16 21:10:48 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.573° N, 121.169° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.713km WSW of Parkfield, CA · 2056 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 15
  3. 1.612km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2056 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 1.919km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2054 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.68km NE of Interlaken, CA · 2052 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.01km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2052 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.72km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2051 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.57km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2051 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 3.89km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 2051 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1,014
  10. 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.622km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2050 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 2.014km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.617km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2049 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  14. 1.515km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2049 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 1.816km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2049 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 2.116km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2049 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.310km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 2049 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2049 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.78km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2049 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.78km E of Coalinga, CA · 2049 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.711km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  22. 1.810km W of Huron, CA · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2048 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2048 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 1.96km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 2.22km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2048 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 1.517km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2048 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  28. 1.79km E of Coalinga, CA · 2048 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 2.99km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2048 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 6
  30. 1.611km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2048 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  31. 2.57km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 4
  32. 1.53km E of Lopez Point, CA · 2046 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  33. 3.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 10
  34. 3.022km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2045 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 3
  35. 1.810km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2045 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.222km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2045 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.47km N of Aromas, CA · 2045 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 4
  39. 2.111km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2044 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 2.422km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2044 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  41. 2.58km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 4
  42. 1.621km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  43. 2.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  44. 2.323km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2044 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  46. 2.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.112 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.211km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 2.015km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2039 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  52. 2.03km N of Ridgemark, CA · 2038 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  55. 2.122km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2036 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  56. 1.611km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2036 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  57. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2036 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.58km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2035 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.823km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2035 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
  60. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 163.

Before

  1. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2056 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2057 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2061 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 3.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2061 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
  5. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2061 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.918km W of New Idria, CA · 2062 days ago · 18 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.513km E of New Idria, CA · 2064 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 8
  8. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2064 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.813km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2064 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.26km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 2065 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 2.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2066 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.29km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2067 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.610km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2067 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 1.86km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2067 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  16. 1.522km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 2067 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.412km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2068 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.912km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  19. 1.812km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2069 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 2.421km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2069 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73523951. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:39 AM UTC.