California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Sep 9, 2021, 9:18 AM PDT (16:18 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-09-09 16:18:47 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.585° N, 121.187° 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
±0.30
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
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: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78km S of Gustine, CA · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 2.216km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  4. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  5. 2.08km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1849 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.015km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  7. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1846 days ago · 17 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 29
  8. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  9. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1844 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  10. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  11. 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1843 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 2.012km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.96km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 2.05km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 2.15km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 2.46km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 4
  19. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  20. 2.112km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1841 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  22. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.913km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  26. 3.212km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1838 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 500
  27. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1837 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.67km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  30. 1.96km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1834 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 2.18km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.612km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1831 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1831 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  34. 2.812km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 123
  35. 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  36. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 2.86km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  38. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  39. 1.510km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  40. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  41. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  42. 1.814km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1828 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  43. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  44. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  45. 3.312km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1827 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 103
  46. 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  48. 3.714km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 531
  49. 1.517km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1825 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.46km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 7
  52. 1.814km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  53. 1.914km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1825 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1823 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 2.516km SSW of Bonny Doon, CA · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 10
  58. 2.16km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  59. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  60. 1.76km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1851 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.611km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1854 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1854 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 1.913km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  6. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 2.26km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1857 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 4.06km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 265 · tsunami flag
  12. 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1860 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.73km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1860 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CA · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 1.718km SSW of Gustine, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.74km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.815km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1861 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.88km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.813km N of San Simeon, CA · 1862 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1862 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73622681. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.