M1.7 earthquake 10km NW of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, May 8, 2021, 9:51 PM PDT

UTC

2021-05-09 04:51:57 UTC

Depth

6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.606° N, 121.207° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.28

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

67°

Stations used

23

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast23 kmNNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast41 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast391 kmNW

After

1. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 9, 8:33 PM PDT · 1974 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
2. 1.55km WSW of Lexington Hills, CATue, May 11, 1:47 PM PDT · 1973 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
3. 1.55km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, May 11, 6:34 PM PDT · 1973 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
4. 2.09km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAWed, May 12, 4:41 AM PDT · 1972 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
5. 1.915km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, May 13, 12:01 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
6. 1.510km NE of San Martin, CAThu, May 13, 6:29 PM PDT · 1971 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.94km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 14, 11:25 AM PDT · 1970 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.63km NNE of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 14, 3:15 PM PDT · 1970 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
9. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, May 15, 8:54 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
10. 1.512km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, May 15, 10:41 AM PDT · 1969 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
11. 1.715km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, May 16, 4:59 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
12. 1.88km S of Los Banos, CASun, May 16, 8:10 AM PDT · 1968 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
13. 2.16km SW of San Ardo, CASun, May 16, 9:21 PM PDT · 1967 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
14. 1.816km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, May 17, 1:57 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
15. 1.811km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 17, 3:58 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.64km S of San Juan Bautista, CAMon, May 17, 4:33 AM PDT · 1967 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
17. 1.611km SW of King City, CATue, May 18, 1:47 AM PDT · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
18. 2.04km N of Pinnacles, CATue, May 18, 7:31 PM PDT · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
19. 1.516km NNE of Lopez Point, CAWed, May 19, 1:13 AM PDT · 1965 days ago · 13 km deep · 57 km away
20. 2.18km E of San Ardo, CAThu, May 20, 11:03 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
21. 2.03km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CAFri, May 21, 12:54 PM PDT · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
22. 1.923km S of South Dos Palos, CAFri, May 21, 10:47 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
23. 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 21, 11:01 PM PDT · 1962 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
24. 1.96km SW of Gilroy, CAMon, May 24, 2:31 AM PDT · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
25. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 24, 12:44 PM PDT · 1960 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
26. 2.46km SW of Gilroy, CATue, May 25, 11:55 AM PDT · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 5
27. 1.811km NE of San Simeon, CATue, May 25, 7:41 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
28. 1.67km NE of Ridgemark, CATue, May 25, 10:07 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
29. 1.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CATue, May 25, 11:14 PM PDT · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
30. 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, May 26, 4:46 AM PDT · 1958 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
31. 2.322km SW of Los Banos, CAThu, May 27, 7:01 PM PDT · 1957 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
32. 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, May 28, 12:07 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
33. 3.014km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, May 28, 5:48 AM PDT · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 11
34. 1.88km ENE of Pinnacles, CASat, May 29, 4:12 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
35. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CASat, May 29, 5:08 AM PDT · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
36. 2.19km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 30, 2:58 AM PDT · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
37. 1.522km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, May 30, 4:29 AM PDT · 1954 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
38. 1.923km NE of San Ardo, CASun, May 30, 2:10 PM PDT · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
39. 1.814km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, May 31, 4:04 AM PDT · 1953 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
40. 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, May 31, 8:45 AM PDT · 1953 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
41. 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CATue, Jun 1, 4:22 AM PDT · 1952 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
42. 3.63km NE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 2, 9:34 PM PDT · 1950 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 115
43. 1.69km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Jun 2, 11:55 PM PDT · 1950 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
44. 3.69km E of Alum Rock, CAThu, Jun 3, 5:15 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1,401
45. 1.79km E of Alum Rock, CAThu, Jun 3, 5:28 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
46. 2.19km E of Alum Rock, CAThu, Jun 3, 6:58 AM PDT · 1950 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 31
47. 1.524km NW of New Idria, CASat, Jun 5, 3:08 AM PDT · 1948 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
48. 2.56km SW of Gilroy, CATue, Jun 8, 3:03 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 38
49. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jun 8, 4:26 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · -1 km deep · 25 km away
50. 1.814km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Jun 8, 4:27 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
51. 2.412km NNE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jun 8, 6:31 PM PDT · 1945 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
52. 2.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 9, 6:38 PM PDT · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 5
53. 1.72km E of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 9, 6:39 PM PDT · 1944 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
54. 1.810km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jun 10, 1:11 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
55. 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CAThu, Jun 10, 3:00 PM PDT · 1943 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
56. 2.02km NE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jun 10, 8:02 PM PDT · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
57. 1.99km E of Alum Rock, CAThu, Jun 10, 9:08 PM PDT · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
58. 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Jun 11, 1:08 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
59. 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jun 11, 3:39 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
60. 3.34km NNW of Aromas, CAFri, Jun 11, 3:45 AM PDT · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 489

The first 60 of 132.

Before

1. 1.53km ENE of Coalinga, CASat, May 8, 7:56 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
2. 1.715km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, May 8, 12:48 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
3. 2.315km E of Seven Trees, CASat, May 8, 12:04 AM PDT · 1976 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.85km ESE of Interlaken, CAFri, May 7, 1:29 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.86km N of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 7, 11:04 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
6. 2.522km ENE of San Ardo, CAFri, May 7, 12:27 AM PDT · 1977 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
7. 1.922km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, May 6, 7:35 PM PDT · 1977 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
8. 1.516km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, May 6, 5:48 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
9. 2.216km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAThu, May 6, 1:13 PM PDT · 1978 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
10. 1.612km NNE of Hollister, CAThu, May 6, 11:56 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
11. 2.022km ENE of San Ardo, CAThu, May 6, 7:20 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
12. 2.510km E of Alum Rock, CAThu, May 6, 6:42 AM PDT · 1978 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
13. 2.68km NE of Coalinga, CAWed, May 5, 7:58 AM PDT · 1979 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
14. 1.64km NE of Pinnacles, CATue, May 4, 4:17 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
15. 1.629km NE of Pinnacles, CATue, May 4, 6:43 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
16. 3.229km NE of Pinnacles, CATue, May 4, 5:36 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
17. 1.522km SW of New Idria, CATue, May 4, 2:47 AM PDT · 1980 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
18. 2.116km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 3, 10:05 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
19. 2.316km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 3, 10:04 PM PDT · 1980 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
20. 1.59km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 3, 6:39 AM PDT · 1981 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73560090. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC.