M1.7 earthquake 9km NNW of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 9km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Mar 18, 2021, 6:10 PM PDT (01:10 UTC), 7 km (4 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
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-03-19 01:10:11 UTC
- Depth
- 7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.601° N, 121.198° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 127°
- Stations used
- 26
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 84 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.74km NW of New Idria, CA · 2025 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2024 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.025km W of Los Banos, CA · 2023 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.515km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2023 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 7
- 1.711km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 2023 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.010km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.317km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2022 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 2.110km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 1.810km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
- 1.75km WSW of Hollister, CA · 2022 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.710km E of Gilroy, CA · 2022 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.712km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
- 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2021 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.727km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2021 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4
- 2.126km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2021 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
- 1.919km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 2021 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.78km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.210km E of Gilroy, CA · 2020 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 34
- 2.88km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2020 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 15
- 1.98km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.811km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 2019 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.89km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2019 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.910km E of Gilroy, CA · 2019 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.612km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2017 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
- 1.712km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2015 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.026km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2015 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.027km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 2015 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.921km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 2015 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.67km E of Alum Rock, CA · 2014 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 90
- 2.123km NE of King City, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
- 1.93km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 2014 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.519km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2014 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.52km SE of San Ardo, CA · 2014 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
- 2.312km NNE of Hollister, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.36km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2013 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 152
- 1.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2013 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.56km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 3
- 1.96km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
- 1.66km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2012 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
- 2.324km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.412km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
- 2.613km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2011 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 31
- 1.95km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.25km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2010 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.213km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 2009 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
- 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2009 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.16km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2008 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
- 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.110km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2008 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.918km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2007 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.83km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2007 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 2006 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
- 3.323km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 2006 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 8
The first 60 of 149.
Before
- 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
- 3.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 12
- 2.23km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2026 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.86km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2026 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.616km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.36km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.66km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.624km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 2027 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2027 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.78km E of Gilroy, CA · 2027 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.514km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 2027 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2028 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.413km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 2028 days ago · 15 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
- 2.410km SW of Tranquillity, CA · 2029 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.44km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
- 2.64km N of Pinnacles, CA · 2029 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
- 2.124km NE of Tres Pinos, CA · 2031 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.622km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.48km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 2031 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73539080. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:12 AM UTC.