California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 3km E of Aromas, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 3km E of Aromas, CA on Tue, Feb 8, 2022, 1:06 PM PST (21:06 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.1 7km NW 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
2022-02-08 21:06:35 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.889° N, 121.614° 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
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 123 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.81km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  3. 1.632km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1693 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.66km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1693 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.21km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.61km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.53km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.54km NW of Aromas, CA · 1691 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 10
  10. 3.11km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 49
  11. 1.71km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.022km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1690 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 2.39km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1690 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.11km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.12km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.32km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.02km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1689 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.86km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1688 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 12
  19. 2.014km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.62km NE of Union City, CA · 1688 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  23. 1.71km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1687 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 2.89km N of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 18
  25. 1.51km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  26. 3.49km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1686 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 240
  27. 1.98km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1686 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  28. 1.816km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1685 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  29. 2.01km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1684 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  30. 2.09km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1684 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  31. 1.716km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1682 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 1.912km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  33. 1.89km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1679 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  34. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1678 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  35. 1.89km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1678 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  36. 2.75km SSW of Lexington Hills, CA · 1677 days ago · 14 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 106
  37. 1.93km WSW of Hollister, CA · 1677 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  38. 1.64km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.623km WSW of Patterson, CA · 1676 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  40. 1.73km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  41. 1.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  42. 2.03km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  43. 1.811km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  44. 1.711km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 10 km deep · 58 km away
  45. 2.512km N of New Idria, CA · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  46. 3.22km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 21
  47. 1.819km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1673 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1673 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.68km NNE of Milpitas, CA · 1672 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  50. 1.610km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
  51. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1670 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.77km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 1670 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.814km SE of Livermore, CA · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.02km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1669 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  55. 1.58km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1669 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.79km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1668 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  57. 1.722km W of Bonny Doon, CA · 1668 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
  58. 2.611km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1667 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  59. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  60. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 123.

Before

  1. 2.94km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 57
  2. 1.97km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1699 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.711km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1699 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 37
  5. 2.011km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 2.111km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  7. 1.97km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1704 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  10. 2.06km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1705 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.84km SE of Aromas, CA · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 32
  12. 2.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1705 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 6
  13. 1.93km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.910km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.822km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.911km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 1.616km NW of New Idria, CA · 1707 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1707 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.730km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1708 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73690101. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:59 AM UTC.