M1.7 earthquake 9km NW of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.7 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Jul 18, 2021, 9:16 PM PDT

UTC

2021-07-19 04:16:30 UTC

Depth

8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.597° N, 121.198° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

100°

Stations used

29

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast42 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast390 kmNW

After

1. 2.98km S of San Juan Bautista, CATue, Jul 20, 6:29 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 59
2. 2.28km NW of Cantua Creek, CATue, Jul 20, 8:40 PM PDT · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
3. 2.612km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Jul 23, 11:34 AM PDT · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
4. 2.517km SSE of Lopez Point, CAFri, Jul 23, 6:43 PM PDT · 1899 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 4
5. 2.22km NNE of Carmel Valley Village, CASat, Jul 24, 4:51 AM PDT · 1898 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.512km S of Tres Pinos, CASun, Jul 25, 11:16 AM PDT · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
7. 2.08km ENE of Interlaken, CATue, Jul 27, 3:42 PM PDT · 1895 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
8. 2.319km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Jul 28, 8:29 PM PDT · 1894 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
9. 2.315km SE of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jul 29, 12:40 AM PDT · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
10. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jul 29, 8:35 AM PDT · 1893 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
11. 2.39km SSW of San Lucas, CAFri, Jul 30, 4:49 AM PDT · 1892 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
12. 2.515km WSW of Cantua Creek, CAFri, Jul 30, 6:35 AM PDT · 1892 days ago · 18 km deep · 66 km away
13. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CAFri, Jul 30, 11:29 AM PDT · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
14. 1.730km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jul 30, 2:46 PM PDT · 1892 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.719km SSE of Lopez Point, CASat, Jul 31, 4:16 AM PDT · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
16. 1.87km SW of San Ardo, CASat, Jul 31, 4:29 AM PDT · 1891 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
17. 1.519km ENE of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jul 31, 1:57 PM PDT · 1891 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
18. 2.320km SW of New Idria, CASat, Jul 31, 6:41 PM PDT · 1891 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
19. 2.83km NW of Hollister, CASat, Jul 31, 8:52 PM PDT · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 90
20. 1.52km NW of Hollister, CASun, Aug 1, 7:46 AM PDT · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
21. 3.02km NW of Hollister, CASun, Aug 1, 7:50 AM PDT · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 83
22. 2.212km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 2, 6:52 AM PDT · 1889 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
23. 1.712km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 2, 7:52 AM PDT · 1889 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
24. 2.915km E of Seven Trees, CAMon, Aug 2, 4:05 PM PDT · 1889 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 50
25. 1.68km WNW of Greenfield, CAMon, Aug 2, 7:33 PM PDT · 1889 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
26. 1.72km ENE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 2, 10:02 PM PDT · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
27. 1.517km NE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 2, 10:03 PM PDT · 1889 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
28. 1.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 3, 5:52 PM PDT · 1888 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
29. 2.29km ENE of San Martin, CATue, Aug 3, 6:57 PM PDT · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
30. 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Aug 4, 5:50 PM PDT · 1887 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
31. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 6, 2:59 PM PDT · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
32. 2.29km NE of Gilroy, CAFri, Aug 6, 5:57 PM PDT · 1885 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
33. 2.84km NNW of Hollister, CAFri, Aug 6, 7:23 PM PDT · 1885 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 12
34. 1.74km NNW of Hollister, CAFri, Aug 6, 8:22 PM PDT · 1885 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
35. 2.33km SE of San Ardo, CASat, Aug 7, 12:58 AM PDT · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
36. 1.923km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 7, 3:55 AM PDT · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
37. 1.73km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CASun, Aug 8, 12:18 AM PDT · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
38. 1.720km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Aug 9, 1:13 AM PDT · 1882 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
39. 1.95km NE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 9, 7:05 AM PDT · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
40. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 10, 3:31 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
41. 1.923km NNE of San Ardo, CATue, Aug 10, 8:27 AM PDT · 1881 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
42. 1.513km WNW of Huron, CATue, Aug 10, 4:20 PM PDT · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
43. 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CAWed, Aug 11, 6:37 AM PDT · 1880 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
44. 1.615km E of Seven Trees, CAThu, Aug 12, 1:15 AM PDT · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
45. 1.78km WNW of Huron, CAThu, Aug 12, 6:28 AM PDT · 1879 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
46. 1.96km NNE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Aug 12, 3:22 PM PDT · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
47. 1.55km SE of Aromas, CAThu, Aug 12, 5:52 PM PDT · 1879 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
48. 1.912km SSW of Cantua Creek, CAFri, Aug 13, 1:20 AM PDT · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
49. 2.510km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 13, 8:47 PM PDT · 1878 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
50. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 13, 8:54 PM PDT · 1878 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
51. 2.210km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 13, 8:59 PM PDT · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
52. 2.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 13, 10:12 PM PDT · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
53. 1.69km ENE of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 14, 12:10 AM PDT · 1877 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
54. 2.04km ESE of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 15, 1:36 AM PDT · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
55. 2.113km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Aug 15, 5:27 PM PDT · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
56. 1.92km WNW of Tres Pinos, CASun, Aug 15, 9:26 PM PDT · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
57. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 16, 11:06 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
58. 2.112km W of Cantua Creek, CATue, Aug 17, 1:37 AM PDT · 1874 days ago · 17 km deep · 67 km away
59. 3.016km ENE of New Idria, CATue, Aug 17, 3:09 AM PDT · 1874 days ago · 16 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 5
60. 2.99km SW of Tres Pinos, CATue, Aug 17, 2:14 PM PDT · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 8

The first 60 of 114.

Before

1. 2.616km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, Jul 17, 5:08 PM PDT · 1905 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
2. 1.63km E of Aromas, CAFri, Jul 16, 9:14 AM PDT · 1906 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.613km N of Morgan Hill, CAThu, Jul 15, 10:00 PM PDT · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.82km NE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jul 15, 5:01 PM PDT · 1907 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
5. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jul 15, 3:55 AM PDT · 1907 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jul 15, 1:31 AM PDT · 1907 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.69km SSW of Tres Pinos, CATue, Jul 13, 12:43 AM PDT · 1909 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
8. 2.822km ENE of San Lucas, CAMon, Jul 12, 9:44 PM PDT · 1910 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 8
9. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jul 12, 11:44 AM PDT · 1910 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
10. 1.726km SSW of South Dos Palos, CAMon, Jul 12, 7:23 AM PDT · 1910 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
11. 2.124km SSW of South Dos Palos, CAMon, Jul 12, 3:43 AM PDT · 1910 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
12. 2.24km NNW of Hollister, CASun, Jul 11, 11:05 PM PDT · 1910 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
13. 1.87km S of Tres Pinos, CASun, Jul 11, 11:10 AM PDT · 1911 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.74km NNW of Hollister, CASun, Jul 11, 10:37 AM PDT · 1911 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 20
15. 2.321km ESE of Point Sur, CASat, Jul 10, 12:35 AM PDT · 1912 days ago · 16 km deep · 62 km away
16. 2.36km NNW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jul 7, 5:16 PM PDT · 1915 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
17. 1.812km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Jul 7, 2:32 AM PDT · 1915 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
18. 1.610km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Jul 6, 4:36 AM PDT · 1916 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.510km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jul 5, 7:32 AM PDT · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
20. 1.93km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CAMon, Jul 5, 1:18 AM PDT · 1917 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73595071. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.