M1.6 earthquake 4km ESE of Aromas, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, May 13, 2022, 12:42 AM PDT

UTC

2022-05-13 07:42:43 UTC

Depth

7.0 km (4.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.871° N, 121.602° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

38

• Aromas, CaliforniaPopulation 2,650. Forecast4 kmESE
• Prunedale, CaliforniaPopulation 17,560. Forecast12 kmNNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast22 kmNNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast437 kmNW

After

1. 1.74km ESE of Aromas, CAFri, May 13, 12:53 AM PDT · 1606 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
2. 2.414km N of Morgan Hill, CASat, May 14, 1:17 AM PDT · 1605 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.04km SSE of Highlands-Baywood Park, CASat, May 14, 7:24 AM PDT · 1604 days ago · 13 km deep · 94 km away
4. 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, May 14, 7:44 AM PDT · 1604 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.814km E of Seven Trees, CASat, May 14, 2:45 PM PDT · 1604 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.621km SW of New Idria, CASun, May 15, 6:48 AM PDT · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
7. 1.512km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, May 15, 7:50 PM PDT · 1603 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
8. 2.35km S of San Juan Bautista, CAWed, May 18, 9:47 PM PDT · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
9. 2.011km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, May 19, 7:03 AM PDT · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.519km E of Tres Pinos, CAThu, May 19, 4:04 PM PDT · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
11. 2.34km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 20, 4:07 PM PDT · 1598 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
12. 1.84km NNE of Pinnacles, CASat, May 21, 12:56 AM PDT · 1598 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
13. 2.024km NE of Alum Rock, CASat, May 21, 5:50 AM PDT · 1597 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
14. 2.04km S of San Juan Bautista, CASat, May 21, 11:28 PM PDT · 1597 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
15. 2.92km SW of San Juan Bautista, CASun, May 22, 6:19 AM PDT · 1596 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 34
16. 2.38km E of Alum Rock, CASun, May 22, 7:37 AM PDT · 1596 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
17. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 22, 6:19 PM PDT · 1596 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
18. 1.89km SW of Tres Pinos, CASun, May 22, 8:37 PM PDT · 1596 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
19. 2.09km SW of Tres Pinos, CASun, May 22, 8:38 PM PDT · 1596 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
20. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 23, 11:15 AM PDT · 1595 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
21. 1.99km ESE of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 23, 11:51 AM PDT · 1595 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
22. 1.819km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 23, 8:52 PM PDT · 1595 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
23. 2.219km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, May 24, 12:23 AM PDT · 1595 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
24. 2.234km W of Bonny Doon, CATue, May 24, 3:03 AM PDT · 1595 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
25. 1.911km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, May 24, 7:14 PM PDT · 1594 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
26. 1.815km E of Pinnacles, CAWed, May 25, 3:43 AM PDT · 1594 days ago · 19 km deep · 68 km away
27. 1.66km N of Tres Pinos, CAWed, May 25, 5:53 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
28. 1.519km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, May 25, 6:25 AM PDT · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
29. 2.510km SSW of Ridgemark, CAWed, May 25, 2:39 PM PDT · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 5
30. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 27, 8:54 AM PDT · 1591 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
31. 3.022km ENE of San Lucas, CAFri, May 27, 5:42 PM PDT · 1591 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 8
32. 1.920km ESE of Pinnacles, CAFri, May 27, 9:55 PM PDT · 1591 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
33. 1.822km ENE of San Lucas, CASat, May 28, 1:58 AM PDT · 1591 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
34. 1.623km NE of San Lucas, CASat, May 28, 5:29 AM PDT · 1590 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
35. 2.18km NE of Pinnacles, CASun, May 29, 3:17 PM PDT · 1589 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
36. 1.83km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 30, 3:49 AM PDT · 1589 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
37. 1.63km ESE of Aromas, CATue, May 31, 4:45 AM PDT · 1588 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
38. 2.03km SW of Ridgemark, CATue, May 31, 4:44 PM PDT · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
39. 2.16km NE of Ridgemark, CAWed, Jun 1, 9:21 AM PDT · 1586 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
40. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jun 3, 12:16 PM PDT · 1584 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
41. 1.625km SW of Los Banos, CAFri, Jun 3, 6:24 PM PDT · 1584 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
42. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jun 3, 7:12 PM PDT · 1584 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
43. 2.14km NNW of Pinnacles, CASat, Jun 4, 12:07 AM PDT · 1584 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
44. 1.811km S of Tres Pinos, CASun, Jun 5, 12:21 PM PDT · 1582 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
45. 1.720km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jun 6, 12:27 PM PDT · 1581 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
46. 1.94km NNE of New Idria, CATue, Jun 7, 2:08 PM PDT · 1580 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away
47. 1.712km NNE of Alum Rock, CATue, Jun 7, 9:38 PM PDT · 1580 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
48. 2.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 8, 5:59 AM PDT · 1579 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 5
49. 2.35km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 8, 1:14 PM PDT · 1579 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 5
50. 1.515km N of Morgan Hill, CAWed, Jun 8, 11:08 PM PDT · 1579 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
51. 2.223km ENE of San Lucas, CAThu, Jun 9, 6:35 AM PDT · 1578 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
52. 2.08km ENE of Alum Rock, CAThu, Jun 9, 2:05 PM PDT · 1578 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
53. 2.15km E of Pinnacles, CAFri, Jun 10, 4:33 AM PDT · 1578 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
54. 2.723km WSW of New Idria, CASun, Jun 12, 11:28 AM PDT · 1575 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
55. 2.023km NNE of San Lucas, CAMon, Jun 13, 2:15 AM PDT · 1575 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
56. 2.919km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jun 13, 3:23 AM PDT · 1575 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 5
57. 1.619km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jun 14, 4:14 AM PDT · 1574 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
58. 1.711km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 15, 2:37 AM PDT · 1573 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
59. 1.810km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 15, 8:05 AM PDT · 1572 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
60. 1.810km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jun 15, 10:08 AM PDT · 1572 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

The first 60 of 103.

Before

1. 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CAThu, May 12, 10:28 PM PDT · 1606 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
2. 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, May 11, 2:00 AM PDT · 1608 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
3. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, May 10, 1:08 PM PDT · 1608 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
4. 1.66km NE of Pinnacles, CATue, May 10, 1:55 AM PDT · 1609 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.716km N of Morgan Hill, CAMon, May 9, 4:59 AM PDT · 1610 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
6. 1.811km NE of Milpitas, CASun, May 8, 10:31 AM PDT · 1610 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
7. 2.27km S of Gilroy, CAFri, May 6, 11:17 PM PDT · 1612 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
8. 1.62km E of Lopez Point, CAFri, May 6, 5:26 AM PDT · 1612 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
9. 2.04km E of Interlaken, CAThu, May 5, 2:49 PM PDT · 1613 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.02km W of Tres Pinos, CAThu, May 5, 8:54 AM PDT · 1613 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
11. 2.05km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CATue, May 3, 11:44 PM PDT · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
12. 2.624km NE of Alum Rock, CATue, May 3, 6:12 PM PDT · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 10
13. 1.523km NE of King City, CATue, May 3, 12:56 PM PDT · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
14. 2.58km NE of Alum Rock, CAMon, May 2, 2:26 PM PDT · 1616 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 8
15. 1.72km NE of Pinnacles, CASun, May 1, 7:36 PM PDT · 1617 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
16. 2.85km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CASun, May 1, 1:52 PM PDT · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 22
17. 2.75km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CASun, May 1, 1:22 PM PDT · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 18
18. 2.15km SE of Aromas, CASun, May 1, 1:21 PM PDT · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
19. 2.55km SE of Aromas, CASun, May 1, 3:53 AM PDT · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
20. 1.911km SW of Bonny Doon, CAFri, Apr 29, 11:03 PM PDT · 1619 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73732976. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC.