M2.0 earthquake 15km NW of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

2.0 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sun, Sep 12, 2021, 8:04 AM PDT

UTC

2021-09-12 15:04:30 UTC

Depth

10.1 km (6.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.634° N, 121.253° W

Region

California

Felt reports

1

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

66°

Stations used

40

• Gonzales, CaliforniaPopulation 8,473. Forecast22 kmNE
• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast24 kmNNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast36 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast396 kmNW

After

1. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CATue, Sep 14, 12:38 AM PDT · 1847 days ago · 17 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 29
2. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 14, 3:24 AM PDT · 1846 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
3. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Sep 15, 7:45 PM PDT · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
4. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 16, 8:18 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
5. 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Sep 16, 8:48 PM PDT · 1844 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
6. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 17, 7:29 AM PDT · 1843 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
7. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CAFri, Sep 17, 6:22 PM PDT · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
8. 2.012km NNE of Hollister, CASat, Sep 18, 4:31 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.96km NNE of Los Banos, CASat, Sep 18, 5:20 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.05km NNE of Los Banos, CASat, Sep 18, 5:23 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
11. 2.15km NNE of Los Banos, CASat, Sep 18, 5:54 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
12. 2.46km NNE of Los Banos, CASat, Sep 18, 8:44 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 4
13. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Sep 18, 9:35 AM PDT · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
14. 2.112km NNE of Hollister, CASat, Sep 18, 10:56 PM PDT · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
15. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Sep 20, 11:49 AM PDT · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
16. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Sep 20, 12:10 PM PDT · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
17. 1.913km SSW of Tres Pinos, CATue, Sep 21, 4:45 AM PDT · 1839 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
18. 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 21, 5:30 AM PDT · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
19. 1.816km N of New Idria, CATue, Sep 21, 9:05 AM PDT · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
20. 3.212km W of Moss Landing, CAWed, Sep 22, 2:57 AM PDT · 1838 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 500
21. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CAWed, Sep 22, 3:43 PM PDT · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
22. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Sep 24, 8:04 AM PDT · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
23. 1.67km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, Sep 25, 7:37 AM PDT · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
24. 1.96km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Sep 25, 9:03 PM PDT · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
25. 2.18km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASun, Sep 26, 12:35 PM PDT · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
26. 1.612km W of Moss Landing, CATue, Sep 28, 1:44 PM PDT · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
27. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 28, 5:48 PM PDT · 1832 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
28. 2.812km W of Moss Landing, CATue, Sep 28, 11:16 PM PDT · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 123
29. 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CAWed, Sep 29, 10:10 AM PDT · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
30. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Sep 29, 11:30 AM PDT · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
31. 2.86km NW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 29, 3:20 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
32. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 29, 4:07 PM PDT · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
33. 1.510km E of Alum Rock, CAThu, Sep 30, 12:08 AM PDT · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
34. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 30, 9:52 AM PDT · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
35. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CAFri, Oct 1, 2:38 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
36. 1.814km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Oct 1, 5:10 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
37. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Oct 1, 5:11 PM PDT · 1829 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
38. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CASat, Oct 2, 6:52 PM PDT · 1828 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
39. 3.312km NNE of Morgan Hill, CASun, Oct 3, 5:02 AM PDT · 1827 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 103
40. 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Oct 3, 5:06 AM PDT · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
41. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CAMon, Oct 4, 1:12 AM PDT · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
42. 3.714km WNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Oct 4, 4:07 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 531
43. 1.517km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Oct 4, 5:08 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
44. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Oct 4, 5:51 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
45. 2.46km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Oct 4, 5:51 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 7
46. 1.814km WNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Oct 4, 7:43 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
47. 1.914km WNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Oct 4, 10:03 PM PDT · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
48. 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Oct 5, 1:13 PM PDT · 1825 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
49. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Oct 5, 8:08 PM PDT · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
50. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Oct 7, 1:05 AM PDT · 1824 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
51. 2.516km SSW of Bonny Doon, CASat, Oct 9, 12:54 PM PDT · 1821 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 10
52. 2.16km S of San Juan Bautista, CASat, Oct 9, 3:40 PM PDT · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
53. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Oct 9, 5:12 PM PDT · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
54. 1.63km W of Fruitdale, CAMon, Oct 11, 5:10 AM PDT · 1819 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
55. 1.76km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Oct 13, 10:03 PM PDT · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
56. 1.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Oct 13, 10:49 PM PDT · 1817 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
57. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CAThu, Oct 14, 7:05 AM PDT · 1816 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
58. 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CAFri, Oct 15, 12:26 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
59. 2.124km NE of King City, CAFri, Oct 15, 2:07 PM PDT · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
60. 2.011km SSW of Ridgemark, CASat, Oct 16, 12:53 AM PDT · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away

The first 60 of 131.

Before

1. 2.08km N of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 10, 8:01 PM PDT · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
2. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 10, 5:57 PM PDT · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
3. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CAFri, Sep 10, 3:49 PM PDT · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
4. 2.216km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 10, 7:59 AM PDT · 1850 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
5. 1.78km S of Gustine, CAFri, Sep 10, 12:41 AM PDT · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
6. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 9, 9:18 AM PDT · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
7. 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Sep 8, 6:31 PM PDT · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
8. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CAMon, Sep 6, 9:52 AM PDT · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.611km ESE of Gilroy, CASun, Sep 5, 10:52 PM PDT · 1855 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
10. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Sep 5, 4:48 PM PDT · 1855 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.913km SSE of Tres Pinos, CASun, Sep 5, 7:47 AM PDT · 1855 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
12. 1.56km SW of Gilroy, CASat, Sep 4, 11:01 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
13. 2.26km SW of Gilroy, CASat, Sep 4, 9:15 AM PDT · 1856 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.014km N of Morgan Hill, CAFri, Sep 3, 1:09 PM PDT · 1857 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 2
15. 1.58km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 3, 12:07 PM PDT · 1857 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
16. 2.19km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 1, 6:14 AM PDT · 1859 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
17. 4.06km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 31, 9:09 AM PDT · 1860 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 265 · tsunami flag
18. 1.915km E of Seven Trees, CATue, Aug 31, 1:15 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
19. 1.73km ESE of Aromas, CAMon, Aug 30, 4:41 PM PDT · 1861 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
20. 2.017km N of San Simeon, CAMon, Aug 30, 11:55 AM PDT · 1861 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73624041. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:15 PM UTC.