M1.8 earthquake 8km ENE of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 8km ENE of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, May 29, 2021, 4:12 AM PDT (11:12 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.7 2km WSW of Los Banos, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2021-05-29 11:12:16 UTC
- Depth
- 9.7 km (6.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.570° N, 121.070° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 113°
- Stations used
- 24
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 120 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1955 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.19km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.522km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1954 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.923km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1954 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.814km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1953 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1953 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.922km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1952 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
- 3.63km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1950 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 115
- 1.69km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1950 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.524km NW of New Idria, CA · 1948 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1945 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 38
- 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1945 days ago · -1 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.814km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1945 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.412km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1945 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.52km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1944 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
- 1.72km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1944 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.810km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1943 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1943 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.02km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1942 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1942 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 3.34km NNW of Aromas, CA · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 489
- 2.34km NNW of Aromas, CA · 1942 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 12
- 2.112km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1942 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.615km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1942 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.26km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1941 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.93km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.519km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1941 days ago · 12 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
- 1.65km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.64km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.83km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1941 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.82km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1941 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.810km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1941 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.412km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1941 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.610km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1939 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.02km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1938 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.011km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1938 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.911km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1938 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
- 3.013km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1938 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 6
- 2.63km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1937 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
- 1.713km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1937 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.626km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1936 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.620km SW of Gustine, CA · 1936 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.415km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1935 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
- 1.94km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1935 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.95km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1935 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 7
- 1.74km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1934 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.07km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1933 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.115km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1933 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.111km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1933 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.96km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1932 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.65km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1932 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.814km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1932 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.14km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1931 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1930 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.98km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1930 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.65km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1930 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.223km SW of New Idria, CA · 1930 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
The first 60 of 120.
Before
- 3.014km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 11
- 1.518km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1956 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.322km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1956 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.711km WSW of Huron, CA · 1957 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.718km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1958 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.922km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1958 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.67km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.811km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1958 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.46km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1959 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
- 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1960 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.96km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1960 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
- 2.012km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1962 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.923km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 1962 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.03km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1963 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.18km E of San Ardo, CA · 1963 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.516km NNE of Lopez Point, CA · 1965 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
- 2.04km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1965 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.611km WSW of Huron, CA · 1966 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 35
- 1.611km SW of King City, CA · 1966 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.64km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1967 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73567121. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:13 PM UTC.