California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Mon, Nov 8, 2021, 4:41 PM PST (00:41 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 1km W of Parkfield, 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
2021-11-09 00:41:09 UTC
Depth
7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.470° N, 121.046° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1790 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.222km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.310km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1789 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.710km N of San Simeon, CA · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.315km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1788 days ago · 15 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1788 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.310km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1784 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 3.27km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1784 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 12
  13. 2.311km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1784 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1781 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.725km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1781 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 2.25km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.727km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1780 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.918km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1779 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.56km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1779 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  22. 2.112km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1778 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  23. 2.112km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1778 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.726km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  26. 2.33km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  30. 2.612km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  32. 1.518km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  33. 2.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 4
  34. 2.14km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  35. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  36. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  37. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.819km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1775 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  39. 1.810km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away
  40. 1.512km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  41. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  42. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.012km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  44. 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  45. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1774 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1774 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away
  48. 1.68km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  49. 1.824km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1772 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  50. 1.66km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1771 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  51. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1770 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 2.015km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.912km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1769 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  54. 2.114km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 3
  55. 1.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1769 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  56. 1.615km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  57. 2.79km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1769 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 38
  58. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1768 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.310km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1767 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1790 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.68km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1792 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.46km N of Hollister, CA · 1792 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 12
  4. 2.312km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1792 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.113km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1793 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1793 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.67km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1793 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1794 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.911km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.99km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1794 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.17km NE of San Martin, CA · 1794 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1795 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1795 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1796 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.95km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1796 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 2.210km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.311km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1797 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1798 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1798 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73650565. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.