California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 10km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Wed, Mar 10, 2021, 10:33 PM PST (06:33 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 10km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-03-11 06:33:49 UTC
Depth
6.5 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.471° N, 121.064° 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, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
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: 166 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.48km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.622km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  5. 2.124km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2030 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 2.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.44km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.410km SW of Tranquillity, CA · 2028 days ago · 20 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.413km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2027 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.514km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.78km E of Gilroy, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 1.624km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  16. 1.66km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.36km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 12
  21. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.79km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  23. 1.74km NW of New Idria, CA · 2024 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  24. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  25. 2.025km W of Los Banos, CA · 2022 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 1.711km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2022 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.010km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.110km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.810km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.75km WSW of Hollister, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.710km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  35. 1.712km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  37. 1.612km ENE of Cambria, CA · 2021 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  38. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2020 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 2.727km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2020 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  40. 2.126km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2020 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.919km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.78km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  43. 3.210km E of Gilroy, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 34
  44. 2.88km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 15
  45. 1.98km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  46. 1.811km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  47. 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  48. 1.910km E of Gilroy, CA · 2019 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  49. 1.712km SW of Huron, CA · 2018 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2016 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  51. 1.712km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 2.026km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2015 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  53. 2.027km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  54. 1.921km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2014 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  55. 2.123km NE of King City, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.93km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 2013 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  57. 1.519km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2013 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  58. 2.52km SE of San Ardo, CA · 2013 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
  59. 2.312km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  60. 3.36km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 152

The first 60 of 166.

Before

  1. 1.616km ESE of Point Sur, CA · 2033 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  2. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.823km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.58km NNW of Hollister, CA · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.611km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 2.122km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2035 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  8. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2035 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  9. 1.612km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 1.911km SSE of Huron, CA · 2036 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.03km N of Ridgemark, CA · 2036 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2037 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2037 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  14. 2.211km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 2.112 km SSW of Tres Pinos, California · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2042 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.323km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2042 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2042 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 1.621km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2042 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73533696. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:03 PM UTC.