M1.9 earthquake 4km N of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4km N of Pinnacles, CA on Tue, Mar 9, 2021, 8:42 AM PST (16:42 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 15km N of Morgan Hill, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-09 16:42:06 UTC
- Depth
- 9.9 km (6.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.571° N, 121.136° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.58km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.823km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 5
- 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.616km ESE of Point Sur, CA · 2033 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.510km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
- 2.48km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
- 1.622km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.124km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
- 2.44km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
- 2.410km SW of Tranquillity, CA · 2028 days ago · 20 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.413km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2028 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
- 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.514km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.78km E of Gilroy, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.624km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.66km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.36km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.616km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 12
- 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
- 1.79km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.74km NW of New Idria, CA · 2025 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.025km W of Los Banos, CA · 2023 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.515km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2022 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 7
- 1.711km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
- 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.010km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 2.110km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
- 1.810km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
- 1.75km WSW of Hollister, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.710km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.712km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5
- 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.727km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
- 2.126km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2021 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.919km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.78km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 3.210km E of Gilroy, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 34
- 2.88km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 15
- 1.98km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.811km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.910km E of Gilroy, CA · 2019 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.712km SW of Huron, CA · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
- 1.712km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.026km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2015 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.027km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.921km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2015 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
The first 60 of 168.
Before
- 1.611km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.122km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2035 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.03km N of Ridgemark, CA · 2037 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2038 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.015km E of Seven Trees, CA · 2041 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.211km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.112 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
- 2.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2042 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
- 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.323km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2043 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.621km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.58km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2043 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
- 2.422km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2043 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
- 2.111km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2043 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.47km N of Aromas, CA · 2044 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
- 2.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 2044 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73533206. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.