M1.9 earthquake 12km WSW of Madera, CA

Magnitude

1.9 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Mar 17, 2022, 12:23 PM PDT

UTC

2022-03-17 19:23:55 UTC

Depth

15.5 km (9.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.938° N, 120.193° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.8 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

161°

Stations used

8

• Madera, CaliforniaPopulation 64,208. Forecast12 kmWSW
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast43 kmWNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast366 kmNNW

After

1. 2.29km NNW of Avenal, CAThu, Mar 17, 6:30 PM PDT · 1662 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.59km NNW of Avenal, CAThu, Mar 17, 6:48 PM PDT · 1662 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.28km ENE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Mar 18, 1:51 AM PDT · 1662 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
4. 3.322km ESE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Mar 18, 8:16 AM PDT · 1661 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
5. 1.722km WNW of New Idria, CAFri, Mar 18, 9:33 AM PDT · 1661 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
6. 1.620km E of Pinnacles, CAFri, Mar 18, 12:17 PM PDT · 1661 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.61km WSW of Auberry, CAFri, Mar 18, 3:38 PM PDT · 1661 days ago · 18 km deep · 64 km away
8. 1.75km ENE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Mar 18, 4:17 PM PDT · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
9. 1.622km ESE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Mar 18, 8:16 PM PDT · 1661 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
10. 1.522km WNW of New Idria, CASat, Mar 19, 1:54 AM PDT · 1661 days ago · 18 km deep · 81 km away
11. 1.59km NNW of Avenal, CASat, Mar 19, 3:41 AM PDT · 1661 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.98km NNW of Pinnacles, CASat, Mar 19, 6:40 AM PDT · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
13. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 20, 11:03 AM PDT · 1659 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 20, 4:55 PM PDT · 1659 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
15. 1.622km SW of New Idria, CASun, Mar 20, 5:10 PM PDT · 1659 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
16. 2.112km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 22, 4:21 PM PDT · 1657 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 27, 4:39 PM PDT · 1652 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 27, 10:37 PM PDT · 1652 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
19. 1.69km NNW of Avenal, CASun, Mar 27, 11:43 PM PDT · 1652 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.823km NE of San Ardo, CAWed, Mar 30, 10:40 PM PDT · 1649 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
21. 2.421km SSW of Mariposa, CAThu, Mar 31, 1:40 AM PDT · 1649 days ago · 21 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
22. 1.621km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Mar 31, 4:45 PM PDT · 1648 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
23. 2.34km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Mar 31, 6:59 PM PDT · 1648 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
24. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Mar 31, 7:03 PM PDT · 1648 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
25. 2.323km SW of Los Banos, CAThu, Mar 31, 9:21 PM PDT · 1648 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
26. 1.812km NNE of North Fork, CASat, Apr 2, 2:17 PM PDT · 1646 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
27. 2.720km SSW of South Dos Palos, CASat, Apr 2, 5:25 PM PDT · 1646 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
28. 1.612km N of Coalinga, CATue, Apr 5, 9:23 PM PDT · 1643 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
29. 1.630km SE of Yosemite Valley, CAThu, Apr 7, 11:45 AM PDT · 1641 days ago · 23 km deep · 98 km away
30. 1.729km SE of Yosemite Valley, CAThu, Apr 7, 4:06 PM PDT · 1641 days ago · 22 km deep · 98 km away
31. 2.115km N of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 7, 9:22 PM PDT · 1641 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
32. 1.522km WNW of New Idria, CAThu, Apr 7, 10:09 PM PDT · 1641 days ago · 17 km deep · 80 km away
33. 2.46km E of Orange Cove, CAThu, Apr 7, 11:20 PM PDT · 1641 days ago · 24 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 6
34. 1.62km N of Pinnacles, CAFri, Apr 8, 12:46 AM PDT · 1641 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
35. 2.213km SSW of Mariposa, CAFri, Apr 8, 2:30 AM PDT · 1641 days ago · 27 km deep · 51 km away
36. 1.68km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Apr 8, 1:03 PM PDT · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
37. 2.66km SE of Tres Pinos, CASun, Apr 10, 10:02 AM PDT · 1638 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 4
38. 1.730km SSW of South Dos Palos, CAMon, Apr 11, 10:31 AM PDT · 1637 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
39. 2.214km SSW of Fairmead, CATue, Apr 12, 8:28 AM PDT · 1636 days ago · 19 km deep · 7 km away
40. 2.314km WSW of Cantua Creek, CATue, Apr 12, 1:41 PM PDT · 1636 days ago · 18 km deep · 59 km away
41. 1.63km NNW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Apr 13, 9:41 AM PDT · 1635 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
42. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 14, 8:47 AM PDT · 1634 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
43. 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 14, 9:03 AM PDT · 1634 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
44. 1.820km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 14, 11:15 AM PDT · 1634 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
45. 2.222km ENE of Le Grand, CAThu, Apr 14, 8:40 PM PDT · 1634 days ago · 25 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 3
46. 2.316km SSW of Fairmead, CAFri, Apr 15, 12:35 PM PDT · 1633 days ago · 19 km deep · 9 km away
47. 2.313km NW of Squaw Valley, CAFri, Apr 15, 5:35 PM PDT · 1633 days ago · 26 km deep · 76 km away
48. 1.88km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Apr 15, 8:43 PM PDT · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
49. 2.35km ESE of Pinnacles, CASat, Apr 16, 1:53 AM PDT · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
50. 2.45km S of Lanare, CASun, Apr 17, 10:17 AM PDT · 1631 days ago · 23 km deep · 64 km away
51. 1.710km WSW of Huron, CAMon, Apr 18, 5:28 PM PDT · 1630 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
52. 2.224km NE of King City, CAMon, Apr 18, 6:39 PM PDT · 1630 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
53. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Apr 19, 1:24 AM PDT · 1630 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
54. 1.912km NNW of Kettleman City, CATue, Apr 19, 2:36 PM PDT · 1629 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
55. 2.212km ESE of Huron, CATue, Apr 19, 3:24 PM PDT · 1629 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
56. 1.79km ENE of Midpines, CAWed, Apr 20, 12:02 PM PDT · 1628 days ago · 29 km deep · 79 km away
57. 1.53km WSW of Oakhurst, CAWed, Apr 20, 3:29 PM PDT · 1628 days ago · 27 km deep · 62 km away
58. 1.928km NE of North Fork, CAThu, Apr 21, 4:44 AM PDT · 1628 days ago · 30 km deep · 95 km away
59. 2.023km SW of Los Banos, CAFri, Apr 22, 7:44 PM PDT · 1626 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
60. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Apr 24, 11:58 AM PDT · 1624 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away

The first 60 of 76.

Before

1. 1.77km E of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 15, 8:47 PM PDT · 1664 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
2. 2.310km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Mar 15, 2:23 AM PDT · 1665 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
3. 2.319km NNW of Coalinga, CATue, Mar 15, 1:15 AM PDT · 1665 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
4. 1.56km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Mar 14, 4:24 PM PDT · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.96km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Mar 14, 4:34 AM PDT · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
6. 2.46km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 13, 9:31 PM PDT · 1666 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
7. 2.66km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 13, 9:31 PM PDT · 1666 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
8. 3.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 13, 9:09 PM PDT · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 14
9. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 13, 5:28 PM PDT · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.76km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 13, 3:35 PM PDT · 1666 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
11. 4.17km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 13, 1:51 PM PDT · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 94 · tsunami flag
12. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 13, 1:51 PM PDT · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
13. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CASat, Mar 12, 11:32 PM PST · 1667 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
14. 2.611km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Mar 11, 7:42 PM PST · 1668 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
15. 1.78km N of Kettleman City, CAThu, Mar 10, 3:56 AM PST · 1670 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
16. 1.69km NW of Avenal, CAWed, Mar 9, 8:45 PM PST · 1670 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
17. 2.02km N of Pinnacles, CAWed, Mar 9, 6:02 PM PST · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
18. 2.012km ENE of Coalinga, CAWed, Mar 9, 6:46 AM PST · 1670 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
19. 1.721km E of Le Grand, CATue, Mar 8, 3:51 PM PST · 1671 days ago · 15 km deep · 33 km away
20. 2.822km NE of San Lucas, CAMon, Mar 7, 7:39 PM PST · 1672 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73706876. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:52 AM UTC.