California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 13km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 13km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Fri, Sep 17, 2021, 7:29 AM PDT (14:29 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-09-17 14:29:56 UTC
Depth
0.3 km (0.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.453° N, 121.031° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 135 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.122km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1843 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 2.012km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1843 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.96km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 2.05km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.15km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.46km NNE of Los Banos, CA · 1842 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.010km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1842 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.112km NNE of Hollister, CA · 1842 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.57km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1840 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 1.52km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1840 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.913km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1840 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 1.98km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1839 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.816km N of New Idria, CA · 1839 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 3.212km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1839 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 500
  15. 2.017km NW of New Idria, CA · 1838 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 2.211km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1836 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.67km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1835 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.96km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1835 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.910km W of Avenal, CA · 1834 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.810km W of Avenal, CA · 1834 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.18km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1834 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.612km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1832 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1832 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 2.812km W of Moss Landing, CA · 1832 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 123
  25. 1.75km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1831 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  26. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1831 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 2.86km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1831 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  29. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  30. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  31. 1.814km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1829 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  32. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1829 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  33. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1828 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1828 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.66km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1827 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1827 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  37. 3.714km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 531
  38. 1.517km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1826 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.46km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 7
  41. 1.814km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  42. 1.914km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1826 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1825 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1824 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  46. 2.16km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1821 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  47. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1821 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  48. 1.76km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1817 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  49. 1.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1817 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  50. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1816 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.610km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  52. 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  53. 2.124km NE of King City, CA · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.011km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1815 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  55. 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.615km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  57. 2.26km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  59. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 24
  60. 2.94km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1813 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 20

The first 60 of 135.

Before

  1. 1.59km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1844 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1844 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 2.823km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1845 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.613km NW of Avenal, CA · 1845 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 2.35km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1845 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1847 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 3.815km SSE of New Idria, CA · 1847 days ago · 17 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 29
  8. 2.313km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1847 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.99km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1847 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 2.015km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1848 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.08km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1850 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  14. 2.216km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1850 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.78km S of Gustine, CA · 1851 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  16. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1851 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 2.515km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1852 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1854 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.611km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1855 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  20. 1.722km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1855 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73625991. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.