California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 12km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 12km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Mon, Aug 2, 2021, 6:52 AM PDT (13:52 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 6km NW of Pinnacles, 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
2021-08-02 13:52:14 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.620° N, 121.226° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
54

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 121 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.712km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1889 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1889 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 50
  3. 1.68km WNW of Greenfield, CA · 1889 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.72km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1889 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.517km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1889 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  6. 1.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1888 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  7. 2.29km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1888 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1887 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1885 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.29km NE of Gilroy, CA · 1885 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  11. 2.84km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1885 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 12
  12. 1.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1885 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 2.33km SE of San Ardo, CA · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  14. 1.923km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1884 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  15. 1.73km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1883 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  16. 2.22km E of Saratoga, CA · 1883 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 48
  17. 2.115km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1883 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.720km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1882 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  19. 1.95km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1882 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1881 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.923km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1881 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  22. 1.513km WNW of Huron, CA · 1881 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.18km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1880 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.615km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1879 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 1.96km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1879 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  26. 1.55km SE of Aromas, CA · 1879 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 1.912km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1878 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  28. 2.510km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1878 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.010km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1878 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  30. 2.210km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  31. 2.710km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1878 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  32. 1.69km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1878 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  33. 2.04km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1876 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.113km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1876 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.92km WNW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1876 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  36. 2.410km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1875 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.112km W of Cantua Creek, CA · 1874 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 3.016km ENE of New Idria, CA · 1874 days ago · 16 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 5
  39. 2.99km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1874 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 8
  40. 2.419km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1873 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 1.97km NNE of Greenfield, CA · 1873 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.15km S of Ridgemark, CA · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 17
  43. 2.03km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 1870 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  44. 1.96km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1870 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.817km N of New Idria, CA · 1868 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away
  46. 1.624km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1868 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.619km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1868 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  48. 1.824km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 1868 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  49. 2.115km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1868 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1868 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  51. 1.925km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1867 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  52. 1.722km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.827km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  54. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.111km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 1864 days ago · 18 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  58. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  59. 2.11km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1864 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CA · 1863 days ago · 10 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 121.

Before

  1. 3.02km NW of Hollister, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 83
  2. 1.52km NW of Hollister, CA · 1890 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.83km NW of Hollister, CA · 1891 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 90
  4. 2.320km SW of New Idria, CA · 1891 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.519km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1891 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.87km SW of San Ardo, CA · 1891 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  7. 1.719km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1891 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.730km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1892 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1892 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.515km WSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1892 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.39km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 1892 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1893 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.315km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1893 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.319km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1894 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.08km ENE of Interlaken, CA · 1895 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1897 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 2.22km NNE of Carmel Valley Village, CA · 1898 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.517km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1899 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.612km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1899 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.28km NW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1902 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73604311. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:41 PM UTC.