California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 7km N of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 7km N of Pinnacles, CA on Tue, Oct 19, 2021, 6:56 AM PDT (13:56 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
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-10-19 13:56:34 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.597° N, 121.127° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
72°
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: 141 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1810 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 155
  3. 1.612km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1810 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 5
  5. 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1810 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.77km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1809 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.614km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1808 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.011km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1808 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.812km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1808 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 2.36km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1807 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.96km ENE of Hollister, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  12. 2.15km NE of New Idria, CA · 1806 days ago · 13 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 1.53km SW of Hollister, CA · 1806 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.67km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1805 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  16. 1.922km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1805 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  17. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1805 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 4.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 619 · tsunami flag
  20. 3.517km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 35
  21. 1.919km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  22. 1.817km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  23. 2.218km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.218km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  25. 2.020km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1804 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  28. 1.710km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1803 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  29. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  30. 2.013km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1803 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.07km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1803 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.918km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1802 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  33. 1.822km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1800 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 2.38km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1800 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1800 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  36. 1.619km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  37. 1.624km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1799 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1799 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1798 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  40. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1798 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.311km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.210km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  43. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  44. 1.95km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  48. 2.17km NE of San Martin, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.99km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1794 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
  50. 1.911km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1794 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  52. 1.67km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1793 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
  53. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1793 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  54. 2.113km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1793 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.312km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1793 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  56. 2.46km N of Hollister, CA · 1792 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 12
  57. 1.68km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1790 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  59. 1.611km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 2.222km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away

The first 60 of 141.

Before

  1. 2.94km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1812 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 20
  2. 3.47km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 24
  3. 2.88km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1812 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.26km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1812 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.615km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1813 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1813 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  7. 2.011km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1814 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.124km NE of King City, CA · 1814 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.917km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1815 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.610km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1815 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.822km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 1816 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1816 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.76km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1816 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1820 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 2.16km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1820 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.615km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1823 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1824 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1825 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.914km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.814km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1825 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73641455. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:06 AM UTC.