California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 12km S of Tres Pinos, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12km S of Tres Pinos, CA on Sun, Dec 12, 2021, 11:47 PM PST (07:47 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2021-12-13 07:47:30 UTC
Depth
3.5 km (2.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.680° N, 121.342° 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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.25
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
61°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.512km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1755 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.76km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1755 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.62km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1755 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.614km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  5. 2.42km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1754 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.05km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1754 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.89km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1754 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.95km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1754 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  9. 1.63km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1752 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
  10. 1.521km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1752 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.010km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1750 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.77km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1750 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
  13. 1.712km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 1749 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  14. 2.114km N of Coalinga, CA · 1747 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.91km E of Hollister, CA · 1747 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.85km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1744 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 5
  18. 2.211km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  20. 1.912km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  21. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 23
  22. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  23. 2.217km ENE of New Idria, CA · 1742 days ago · 15 km deep · 80 km away
  24. 1.810km ESE of Lopez Point, CA · 1742 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 2.126km SW of Gustine, CA · 1742 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.016km N of New Idria, CA · 1741 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 2.74km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  28. 2.623km WNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1741 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 5
  29. 1.728km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1740 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 1.93km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1740 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.05km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1738 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.19km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1737 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.122km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1736 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  34. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1736 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  35. 2.19km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1735 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.510km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 1734 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  37. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  38. 2.110km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  39. 1.74km W of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  41. 2.121km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1730 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  42. 2.55km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1729 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.727km NE of Hollister, CA · 1729 days ago · 3 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.516km N of Coalinga, CA · 1729 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.72km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  46. 2.422km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1725 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.62km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1725 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  48. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1725 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.99km E of Gilroy, CA · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
  50. 2.112km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1723 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  52. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1721 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  53. 1.77km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1721 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  54. 2.02km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.924km E of San Ardo, CA · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 2.217km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 1.65km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  59. 1.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1718 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  60. 1.67km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1716 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 94.

Before

  1. 1.911km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1756 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.511km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1758 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.212km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1758 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.87km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1758 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.710km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1760 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.912km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1761 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.79km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1762 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.39km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1765 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 5
  9. 1.924km NE of King City, CA · 1766 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.310km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1767 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.620km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1768 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.79km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1768 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 38
  13. 1.615km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1768 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.510km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1768 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 2.114km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.912km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1769 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  17. 2.015km SE of Point Sur, CA · 1769 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.65km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1769 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  19. 1.66km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1771 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.824km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1771 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73663191. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.