California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3km N of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3km N of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Mar 18, 2021, 12:18 AM PDT (07:18 UTC), 6 km (4 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
2021-03-18 07:18:55 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.561° N, 121.146° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
50

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 12
  2. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.79km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.74km NW of New Idria, CA · 2026 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2025 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 2.025km W of Los Banos, CA · 2024 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 2.515km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 7
  8. 1.711km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2024 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2023 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.010km E of Gilroy, CA · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2023 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.110km E of Gilroy, CA · 2023 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.810km E of Gilroy, CA · 2023 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.75km WSW of Hollister, CA · 2023 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.710km E of Gilroy, CA · 2023 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 1.712km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2023 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2023 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 5
  19. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2022 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.727km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.126km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2022 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.919km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.78km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  24. 3.210km E of Gilroy, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 34
  25. 2.88km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2021 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 15
  26. 1.98km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  27. 1.811km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  28. 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  29. 1.910km E of Gilroy, CA · 2020 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.712km SW of Huron, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  31. 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2018 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.712km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2016 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  33. 2.026km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2016 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  34. 2.027km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2016 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  35. 1.921km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2016 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  36. 2.123km NE of King City, CA · 2015 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.93km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  38. 1.519km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2015 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  39. 2.52km SE of San Ardo, CA · 2015 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 2
  40. 2.312km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  41. 3.36km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2014 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 152
  42. 1.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2014 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  43. 2.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 3
  44. 1.96km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.66km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.324km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  48. 2.412km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.613km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2012 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  50. 2.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 31
  51. 1.95km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.25km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2011 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.213km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2010 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2010 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  55. 1.88km NE of San Simeon, CA · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.212km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  57. 1.612km NNW of Avenal, CA · 2010 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.16km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2009 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2009 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  60. 2.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2009 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2027 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.616km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.36km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 1.66km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 1.624km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  6. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2028 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.78km E of Gilroy, CA · 2028 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.514km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2028 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.413km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2029 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.410km SW of Tranquillity, CA · 2030 days ago · 20 km deep · 72 km away
  13. 2.44km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2030 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2030 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.124km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2032 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.622km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 2.48km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  18. 2.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2032 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2033 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.510km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2034 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73538735. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.