M1.6 earthquake 17km SE of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Feb 23, 2021, 11:17 AM PST

UTC

2021-02-23 19:17:02 UTC

Depth

-0.3 km (-0.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.422° N, 121.015° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

182°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

12

• Greenfield, CaliforniaPopulation 17,184. Forecast23 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast64 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast364 kmNW

After

1. 1.515km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 23, 1:11 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.816km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 23, 2:05 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.116km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 23, 2:53 PM PST · 2048 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
4. 2.310km ENE of Morgan Hill, CAWed, Feb 24, 2:44 AM PST · 2048 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 24, 5:00 AM PST · 2048 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
6. 1.78km NW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 24, 8:11 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
7. 1.78km E of Coalinga, CAWed, Feb 24, 10:44 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
8. 1.711km ENE of Coalinga, CAWed, Feb 24, 11:15 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
9. 1.810km W of Huron, CAWed, Feb 24, 12:36 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
10. 1.716km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 24, 1:39 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
11. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 24, 1:58 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
12. 1.96km SSW of Gilroy, CAWed, Feb 24, 4:07 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
13. 2.22km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 24, 4:08 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
14. 1.517km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 24, 5:18 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.79km E of Coalinga, CAWed, Feb 24, 6:35 PM PST · 2047 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
16. 2.99km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 25, 12:11 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 6
17. 1.611km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 25, 1:22 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
18. 2.36km NNE of Avenal, CAThu, Feb 25, 5:36 AM PST · 2047 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
19. 2.57km ESE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 26, 3:54 AM PST · 2046 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
20. 1.53km E of Lopez Point, CASat, Feb 27, 6:44 AM PST · 2045 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
21. 3.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Feb 28, 12:45 AM PST · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 10
22. 3.022km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Feb 28, 12:48 AM PST · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 3
23. 1.810km NE of Coalinga, CASun, Feb 28, 2:10 AM PST · 2044 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
24. 3.222km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Feb 28, 2:37 AM PST · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 3
25. 2.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Feb 28, 6:18 AM PST · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
26. 2.47km N of Aromas, CASun, Feb 28, 8:31 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
27. 2.111km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASun, Feb 28, 10:26 PM PST · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
28. 2.422km SSW of South Dos Palos, CASun, Feb 28, 11:11 PM PST · 2043 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
29. 2.58km NE of Pinnacles, CASun, Feb 28, 11:13 PM PST · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
30. 1.621km ENE of San Lucas, CAMon, Mar 1, 1:23 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
31. 2.022km ENE of San Lucas, CAMon, Mar 1, 1:24 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
32. 2.323km SSW of South Dos Palos, CAMon, Mar 1, 1:52 AM PST · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
33. 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Mar 1, 6:33 PM PST · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
34. 2.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Mar 1, 7:32 PM PST · 2042 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
35. 2.112 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CaliforniaMon, Mar 1, 7:32 PM PST · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
36. 2.211km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Mar 1, 8:27 PM PST · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
37. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Mar 6, 4:54 AM PST · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
38. 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Mar 6, 7:48 PM PST · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
39. 2.03km N of Ridgemark, CASun, Mar 7, 4:05 AM PST · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
40. 1.911km SSE of Huron, CASun, Mar 7, 9:47 AM PST · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
41. 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CASun, Mar 7, 4:16 PM PST · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
42. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Mar 8, 12:41 PM PST · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
43. 2.122km S of South Dos Palos, CATue, Mar 9, 12:17 AM PST · 2035 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
44. 1.611km N of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 9, 6:43 AM PST · 2035 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
45. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 9, 8:42 AM PST · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
46. 1.58km NNW of Hollister, CATue, Mar 9, 5:15 PM PST · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
47. 2.823km S of South Dos Palos, CATue, Mar 9, 11:08 PM PST · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 5
48. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Mar 10, 2:12 PM PST · 2033 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
49. 1.616km ESE of Point Sur, CAWed, Mar 10, 3:52 PM PST · 2033 days ago · 13 km deep · 68 km away
50. 1.510km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Mar 10, 10:33 PM PST · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
51. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Mar 11, 5:24 PM PST · 2032 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
52. 2.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Mar 12, 7:22 PM PST · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
53. 2.48km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Mar 12, 7:56 PM PST · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
54. 1.622km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Mar 13, 1:38 AM PST · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
55. 2.124km NE of Tres Pinos, CASat, Mar 13, 4:14 AM PST · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
56. 2.64km N of Pinnacles, CAMon, Mar 15, 12:14 AM PDT · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
57. 2.44km N of Pinnacles, CAMon, Mar 15, 12:14 AM PDT · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
58. 2.410km SW of Tranquillity, CAMon, Mar 15, 3:04 PM PDT · 2028 days ago · 20 km deep · 63 km away
59. 2.413km SW of Cantua Creek, CATue, Mar 16, 3:15 AM PDT · 2028 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
60. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 16, 3:32 AM PDT · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away

The first 60 of 173.

Before

1. 2.014km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Feb 22, 2:01 PM PST · 2049 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
2. 1.622km ENE of San Ardo, CAMon, Feb 22, 11:45 AM PST · 2049 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
3. 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Feb 22, 4:43 AM PST · 2050 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
4. 3.89km ENE of Gilroy, CASun, Feb 21, 5:38 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1,014
5. 1.57km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Feb 21, 4:43 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
6. 1.72km SE of Tres Pinos, CASun, Feb 21, 4:38 PM PST · 2050 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.01km NNE of Tres Pinos, CASun, Feb 21, 7:34 AM PST · 2050 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.68km NE of Interlaken, CASat, Feb 20, 4:31 PM PST · 2051 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.919km SSE of Lopez Point, CAFri, Feb 19, 2:11 AM PST · 2053 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
10. 1.612km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 17, 10:18 AM PST · 2054 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
11. 2.713km WSW of Parkfield, CAWed, Feb 17, 6:36 AM PST · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 15
12. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CATue, Feb 16, 9:58 PM PST · 2055 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 16, 1:10 PM PST · 2055 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
14. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Feb 16, 12:47 PM PST · 2055 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
15. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 12, 9:09 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
16. 3.06km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 12, 9:07 AM PST · 2059 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 7
17. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Feb 11, 9:51 PM PST · 2060 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
18. 1.918km W of New Idria, CAThu, Feb 11, 2:03 AM PST · 2061 days ago · 18 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.513km E of New Idria, CAMon, Feb 8, 11:08 PM PST · 2063 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 8
20. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 8, 11:04 PM PST · 2063 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73526846. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:27 AM UTC.