California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 12km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Jan 1, 2022, 2:50 PM PST (22:50 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 9km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-01-01 22:50:21 UTC
Depth
-0.1 km (-0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.467° N, 121.034° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 117 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.513km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.619km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.110km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.74km W of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.121km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.55km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1730 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.727km NE of Hollister, CA · 1730 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 2.516km N of Coalinga, CA · 1729 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.72km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 2.422km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.62km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1726 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 2.212km SE of San Joaquin, CA · 1726 days ago · 18 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1726 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.99km E of Gilroy, CA · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  17. 2.112km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  18. 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1722 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.77km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1722 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  21. 2.02km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.924km E of San Ardo, CA · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.217km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  24. 1.65km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  26. 1.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1719 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.67km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1717 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  28. 1.55km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1716 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 3.114km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 10
  30. 2.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.914km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1715 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  32. 2.011km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  33. 2.216km W of Los Banos, CA · 1714 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  34. 1.67km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  35. 1.82km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  36. 2.310km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 1.811km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1712 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  40. 1.610km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1711 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  41. 2.610km NNE of Avenal, CA · 1710 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.86km NNE of Avenal, CA · 1710 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.513km SW of Huron, CA · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 1.730km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1708 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  46. 3.07km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 10
  47. 2.06km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1708 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 2.88km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  50. 1.616km NW of New Idria, CA · 1707 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  51. 1.911km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.822km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.910km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1707 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  54. 1.93km SW of Huron, CA · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 1.93km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
  57. 2.84km SE of Aromas, CA · 1706 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 32
  58. 2.06km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1705 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  59. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1705 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
  60. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away

The first 60 of 117.

Before

  1. 2.122km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 3.31km W of Parkfield, CA · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 34
  3. 2.013km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1738 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.19km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1738 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.05km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  6. 1.93km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.728km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 2.623km WNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1742 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.74km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  10. 2.016km N of New Idria, CA · 1742 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  11. 2.126km SW of Gustine, CA · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.810km ESE of Lopez Point, CA · 1743 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.217km ENE of New Idria, CA · 1743 days ago · 15 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
  15. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 23
  16. 1.912km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1743 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.211km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1745 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 2.511km N of Avenal, CA · 1746 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73672421. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:38 PM UTC.