California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 2km E of Lopez Point, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 2km E of Lopez Point, CA on Fri, May 6, 2022, 5:26 AM PDT (12:26 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 12km NW 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
2022-05-06 12:26:54 UTC
Depth
11.9 km (7.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.020° N, 121.545° 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 0.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
204°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 91 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.66km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1609 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1608 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1608 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 3
  4. 1.612km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1607 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.64km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.74km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1606 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.016km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1605 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.621km SW of New Idria, CA · 1604 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.512km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1603 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.35km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.011km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1600 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  12. 1.519km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 2.34km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1598 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  14. 1.84km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1598 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 2.04km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1597 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.92km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1597 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 34
  17. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1596 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 1.89km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1596 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 2.09km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1596 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  20. 1.819km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1596 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1596 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  22. 1.99km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1596 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  23. 1.819km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1595 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  24. 2.219km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1595 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
  25. 1.911km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1594 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  26. 1.815km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1594 days ago · 19 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.66km N of Tres Pinos, CA · 1594 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.519km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1594 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  29. 2.510km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 5
  30. 1.72km SE of San Ardo, CA · 1593 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  31. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1592 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  32. 1.710km SE of New Idria, CA · 1592 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 3.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1591 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 8
  34. 1.625km W of Coalinga, CA · 1591 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.920km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1591 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 1.822km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1591 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  37. 1.623km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1591 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  38. 1.87km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1591 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  39. 2.18km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1589 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  40. 1.83km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1589 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  41. 1.63km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1588 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  42. 2.03km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 2.16km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1587 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.72km ENE of Cayucos, CA · 1585 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  45. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1585 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  46. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1584 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.14km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1584 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.811km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1583 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  49. 1.720km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1581 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  50. 1.94km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1580 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away
  51. 2.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1580 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
  52. 1.911km N of Cayucos, CA · 1580 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  53. 2.35km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1579 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  54. 2.223km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1579 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  55. 1.710km ESE of New Idria, CA · 1578 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 2.15km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1578 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  57. 1.58km ENE of San Simeon, CA · 1576 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  58. 2.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1576 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 4
  59. 2.023km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 1575 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 2.919km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1575 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5

The first 60 of 91.

Before

  1. 2.02km W of Tres Pinos, CA · 1614 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 2.05km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.523km NE of King City, CA · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 1.72km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1617 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.85km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 22
  6. 2.75km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 18
  7. 2.15km SE of Aromas, CA · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.78km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1618 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 2.55km SE of Aromas, CA · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7
  10. 1.65km WSW of Paso Robles, CA · 1619 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.021km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1619 days ago · 18 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1619 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.74km WSW of Paso Robles, CA · 1620 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.75km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1620 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.15km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1621 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.720km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1621 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 2.55km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1621 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 1.629km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1621 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 2.418km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1622 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  20. 1.98km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1623 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73730021. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.