California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Mon, Mar 8, 2021, 12:41 PM PST (20:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 15km N of Morgan Hill, 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
2021-03-08 20:41:07 UTC
Depth
4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.618° N, 121.222° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
56

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 161 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.122km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2035 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.611km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.58km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2035 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 2.823km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.616km ESE of Point Sur, CA · 2034 days ago · 13 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.510km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 2.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.48km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.622km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.124km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.44km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.410km SW of Tranquillity, CA · 2029 days ago · 20 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.413km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2028 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.514km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.78km E of Gilroy, CA · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  21. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.624km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  24. 1.66km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 2.36km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  26. 1.616km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  27. 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 12
  30. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.79km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.74km NW of New Idria, CA · 2025 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  34. 2.025km W of Los Banos, CA · 2023 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 2.515km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 7
  36. 1.711km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2023 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  37. 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  39. 2.010km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  40. 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.110km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.810km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.75km WSW of Hollister, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  44. 1.710km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  45. 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2022 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 5
  46. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  47. 2.727km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 4
  48. 2.126km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2021 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  49. 1.919km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 2.515km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 2020 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.78km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 3.210km E of Gilroy, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 34
  53. 2.88km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 15
  54. 1.98km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  55. 1.811km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  56. 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  57. 1.910km E of Gilroy, CA · 2019 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  58. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  59. 1.712km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  60. 2.026km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2015 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 161.

Before

  1. 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.03km N of Ridgemark, CA · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  3. 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2038 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.015km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2042 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 2.211km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 2.112 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2043 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 2.323km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 2.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.621km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.58km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.422km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2043 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.111km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.47km N of Aromas, CA · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  18. 3.222km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.810km NE of Coalinga, CA · 2044 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 3.022km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73532961. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC.