California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 12km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 12km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Oct 9, 2021, 5:12 PM PDT (00:12 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-10-10 00:12:16 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.458° N, 121.042° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
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: 140 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.76km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1816 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1815 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 1.610km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1814 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 2.124km NE of King City, CA · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.011km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.615km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.26km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 24
  13. 2.94km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 20
  14. 1.96km SSW of Huron, CA · 1811 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  15. 2.27km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1810 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  16. 2.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  17. 3.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 155
  18. 1.612km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1809 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
  20. 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1809 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 1.614km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  23. 2.011km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1808 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.812km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1808 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 2.36km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1806 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.96km ENE of Hollister, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  27. 2.15km NE of New Idria, CA · 1806 days ago · 13 km deep · 37 km away
  28. 1.53km SW of Hollister, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 1.67km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1805 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.922km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1804 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  32. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
  34. 4.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 619 · tsunami flag
  35. 3.517km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 35
  36. 1.919km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  37. 1.817km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  38. 2.218km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  39. 2.218km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  40. 2.020km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  41. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 1.710km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1803 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  44. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  45. 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1803 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  46. 2.07km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1802 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  47. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  48. 1.822km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  49. 2.38km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  50. 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1800 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  51. 1.68km SSE of Huron, CA · 1800 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  52. 1.619km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.624km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1799 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  55. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1798 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  56. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  57. 2.311km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  58. 2.210km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  60. 1.95km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1796 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

The first 60 of 140.

Before

  1. 2.16km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1823 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1824 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.914km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.814km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  7. 2.46km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 7
  8. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.517km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1825 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  10. 3.714km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 531
  11. 1.513km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1826 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 2.27km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1827 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1828 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  15. 1.814km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1828 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 1.99km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1828 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.54km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1829 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 2.86km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1830 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.014km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1830 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73637700. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:08 AM UTC.