California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 8km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 8km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Fri, Sep 3, 2021, 12:07 PM PDT (19:07 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.7 18km NW of San Simeon, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-09-03 19:07:04 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.592° N, 121.186° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
133°
Stations used
22

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1857 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.26km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.913km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1855 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.611km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.78km S of Gustine, CA · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  11. 2.216km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 2.08km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 2.015km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  16. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 29
  17. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1843 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  21. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  22. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 2.012km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.96km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.05km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  26. 2.15km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  27. 2.46km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  29. 2.112km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  30. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.913km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  35. 3.212km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1838 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 500
  36. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  37. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  38. 1.67km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  39. 1.96km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.18km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.612km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1832 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  43. 2.812km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 123
  44. 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
  45. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  46. 2.86km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.510km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  51. 1.814km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1829 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  52. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1829 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  53. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  54. 3.312km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1827 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 103
  55. 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  57. 3.714km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 531
  58. 1.517km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1826 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.46km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 7

The first 60 of 125.

Before

  1. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 4.06km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 265 · tsunami flag
  3. 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1860 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 1.73km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CA · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.718km SSW of Gustine, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  7. 1.74km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.88km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CA · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1862 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.720km SW of New Idria, CA · 1862 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.11km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1864 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  14. 1.923km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1864 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.012km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.111km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 1864 days ago · 18 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.825km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1864 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.923km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1865 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.827km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1866 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.722km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1867 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73619591. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:20 PM UTC.