California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Nov 18, 2021, 12:58 AM PST (08:58 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 8km NNW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-11-18 08:58:51 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.595° N, 121.201° 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
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.725km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1780 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.25km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1780 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.727km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1780 days ago · 16 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.918km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1778 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.56km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1778 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.112km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1778 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  8. 2.211km NW of Morgan Hill, CA · 1778 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.112km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1777 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 1.726km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1777 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.33km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 2.03km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.623km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 2.612km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1776 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1776 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  18. 1.518km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  19. 2.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1776 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 4
  20. 2.14km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1776 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  21. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1776 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.618km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1775 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1775 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.819km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1775 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  25. 1.810km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1775 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.512km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1774 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  27. 1.73km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1774 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  28. 1.94km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1774 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  29. 2.012km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1774 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  30. 1.613km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1773 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  32. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1773 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1773 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  34. 1.68km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1772 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  35. 1.824km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1771 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.66km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1771 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  37. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 2.015km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  39. 1.912km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1769 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  40. 2.114km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 3
  41. 1.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.615km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1768 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  43. 2.79km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1768 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 38
  44. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1767 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  46. 2.310km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1767 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
  47. 1.924km NE of King City, CA · 1766 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.39km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  49. 1.79km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
  51. 2.710km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.617km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1760 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.87km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1758 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.212km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1758 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  56. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  57. 1.911km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  58. 1.812km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1756 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 2.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1755 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
  60. 1.76km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1782 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  2. 2.311km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1783 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  3. 3.27km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1783 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 12
  4. 2.310km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1784 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1784 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1785 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1787 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1787 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.315km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1788 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 1.710km N of San Simeon, CA · 1789 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.310km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1789 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.719km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1789 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.222km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1789 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.611km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1790 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  15. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1790 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.68km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1791 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.46km N of Hollister, CA · 1792 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 12
  18. 2.312km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1792 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  19. 2.113km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1792 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1793 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73654430. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:05 PM UTC.