M1.9 earthquake 20km NNW of New Idria, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 20km NNW of New Idria, CA on Mon, Aug 15, 2022, 4:02 AM PDT (11:02 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 5km ENE of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-08-15 11:02:32 UTC
- Depth
- 0.8 km (0.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.567° N, 120.793° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 81°
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 171 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.08km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1511 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.811km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1511 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.95km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1510 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.15km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1510 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.82km N of New Idria, CA · 1510 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 4
- 1.923km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1508 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.123km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1508 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.32km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
- 2.010km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1507 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1507 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
- 1.523km W of New Idria, CA · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.79km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1505 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.811km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1505 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.512km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 3
- 1.73km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1504 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.96km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1504 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.97km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1504 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 70
- 1.910km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1504 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.94km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1503 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.75km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1502 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.74km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1502 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.011km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1502 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.13km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1501 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1501 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
- 2.08km E of Huron, CA · 1501 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.922km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.211km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.910km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.514km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1499 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.619km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1498 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
- 2.725km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1498 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
- 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1498 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.78km NE of New Idria, CA · 1498 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.98km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1497 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1497 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.720km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1496 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.95km N of Hollister, CA · 1495 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 55
- 1.821km W of New Idria, CA · 1494 days ago · 18 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.011km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1494 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.05km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1494 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 38 · tsunami flag
- 2.24km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1494 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 4
- 1.85km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1494 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.95km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1494 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.95km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1494 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.75km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1494 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.57km NE of San Martin, CA · 1494 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
- 2.95km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1493 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
- 2.15km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1493 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.95km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1493 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 6
- 1.711km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1493 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.810km NE of San Martin, CA · 1493 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 11
- 1.63km WSW of Avenal, CA · 1492 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.25km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1492 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
- 1.611km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1491 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
- 3.54km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1491 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 9
- 2.05km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1491 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1491 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.64km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1491 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.811km NE of Bradley, CA · 1491 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away
The first 60 of 171.
Before
- 1.530km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1512 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.64km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1513 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.218km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1513 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.73km NE of New Idria, CA · 1514 days ago · 19 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.03km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1516 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1517 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.63km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1517 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
- 1.83km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1518 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.914km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1518 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.77km SSW of Huron, CA · 1518 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.919km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1518 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
- 3.314km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1519 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 6
- 1.510km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1519 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.24km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1520 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.74km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1520 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
- 1.87km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1521 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.18km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1521 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.821km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.822km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1522 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 4
- 1.510km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73768340. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:18 PM UTC.