California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2km E of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2km E of Pinnacles, CA on Mon, Dec 13, 2021, 10:09 PM PST (06:09 UTC), 3 km (2 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
2021-12-14 06:09:29 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.533° N, 121.119° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
103°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 106 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.614km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 2.42km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1755 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.05km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1755 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.89km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1755 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.95km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1755 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  6. 1.63km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1754 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.521km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1754 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.77km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1751 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  9. 1.712km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 1751 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.114km N of Coalinga, CA · 1749 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.612km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1748 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 1.91km E of Hollister, CA · 1748 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
  14. 1.718km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1748 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.511km N of Avenal, CA · 1747 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 2.211km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  19. 1.912km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 23
  21. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.217km ENE of New Idria, CA · 1744 days ago · 15 km deep · 56 km away
  23. 1.810km ESE of Lopez Point, CA · 1744 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  24. 2.126km SW of Gustine, CA · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 2.016km N of New Idria, CA · 1743 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 2.74km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  27. 2.623km WNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1743 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  28. 1.728km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.93km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.05km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  31. 2.19km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1739 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.013km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1738 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  33. 3.31km W of Parkfield, CA · 1738 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 34
  34. 2.122km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  35. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1737 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  36. 2.513km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1737 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.619km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  38. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  39. 2.110km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 1.74km W of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 2.121km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  43. 2.55km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.727km NE of Hollister, CA · 1730 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  45. 2.516km N of Coalinga, CA · 1730 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.72km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  47. 2.422km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1727 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  48. 1.62km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  49. 2.212km SE of San Joaquin, CA · 1727 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1726 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.99km E of Gilroy, CA · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.112km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1723 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  55. 1.77km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1722 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  56. 2.02km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.924km E of San Ardo, CA · 1721 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 2.217km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.65km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 106.

Before

  1. 1.76km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1757 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1757 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.812km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1757 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.911km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1757 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  5. 2.118km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1759 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  7. 2.212km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1759 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 1.87km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 2.617km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1761 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.710km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1761 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1762 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.79km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1763 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.39km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1767 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 5
  14. 1.924km NE of King City, CA · 1768 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  15. 2.310km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1768 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.718km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1769 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 2.79km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1770 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 38
  19. 1.615km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1770 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  20. 1.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1770 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73663451. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.