California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23km WSW of Patterson, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23km WSW of Patterson, CA on Thu, Mar 3, 2022, 2:14 AM PST (10:14 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-03-03 10:14:40 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.361° N, 121.349° 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, 0.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 124 in the 60 days after this one and 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1676 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.01km NW of Concord, CA · 1675 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 56
  3. 1.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.03km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.811km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.711km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 3.22km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 21
  8. 1.819km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1673 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1673 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.68km NNE of Milpitas, CA · 1673 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.610km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  12. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1670 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.77km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 1670 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.814km SE of Livermore, CA · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  15. 1.85km ESE of Blackhawk, CA · 1669 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 2.02km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1669 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.58km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1669 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  18. 1.79km ENE of Alum Rock, CA · 1668 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.722km W of Bonny Doon, CA · 1668 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.58km WSW of Brentwood, CA · 1667 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 4.17km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 94 · tsunami flag
  24. 1.76km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 3.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 14
  27. 2.66km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.46km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.96km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.56km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1664 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  31. 1.716km SSE of Livermore, CA · 1663 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.77km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1663 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  33. 2.08km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 1662 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.512km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 1661 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.28km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 2.02km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  37. 1.75km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1660 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.16km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1660 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  39. 2.66km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1660 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 86
  40. 1.98km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1660 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  41. 1.61km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1660 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  42. 3.64km ENE of Corralitos, CA · 1660 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 742
  43. 2.25km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1659 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  44. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1658 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  45. 1.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1658 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  46. 1.62km ESE of Hayward, CA · 1658 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.62km E of Hayward, CA · 1658 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 4
  48. 2.02km E of Hayward, CA · 1658 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 19
  49. 2.13km NE of Berkeley, CA · 1658 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 29
  50. 2.22km NW of Diablo, CA · 1657 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  51. 2.02km E of Pacheco, CA · 1656 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.35km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1655 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 64
  53. 1.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  54. 2.28km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1652 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  55. 2.112km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1652 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  56. 1.68km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1652 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.86km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1652 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  58. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1651 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1651 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.09km NE of Blackhawk, CA · 1649 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 124.

Before

  1. 1.62km NNE of Danville, CA · 1676 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.64km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.93km WSW of Hollister, CA · 1677 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 2.75km SSW of Lexington Hills, CA · 1678 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 106
  5. 1.89km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1678 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  6. 2.35km E of Blackhawk, CA · 1678 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 7
  7. 1.64km E of South San Francisco, CA · 1678 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1679 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.89km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1679 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  10. 1.912km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  11. 1.93km ESE of Pacheco, CA · 1681 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.716km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1682 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 2.09km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1684 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.01km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 1.816km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1685 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.98km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1686 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 3.49km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1686 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 240
  18. 1.51km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.89km N of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 18
  20. 1.71km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1687 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73700441. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:42 AM UTC.