California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 4km W of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 4km W of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Jan 6, 2022, 3:25 PM PST (23:25 UTC), 1 km (1 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-01-06 23:25:03 UTC
Depth
0.9 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.536° N, 121.184° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 49 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.121km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1731 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
  3. 2.55km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1730 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.727km NE of Hollister, CA · 1730 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
  5. 2.516km N of Coalinga, CA · 1730 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.72km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.422km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.62km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1726 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.212km SE of San Joaquin, CA · 1726 days ago · 18 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1726 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.99km E of Gilroy, CA · 1725 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.112km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 1724 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  14. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1722 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.77km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1722 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.02km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1722 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.924km E of San Ardo, CA · 1721 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  18. 2.217km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.65km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 1.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1719 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  22. 1.67km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1717 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.55km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1716 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  24. 3.114km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 10
  25. 2.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.914km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1715 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  27. 2.011km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  28. 2.216km W of Los Banos, CA · 1714 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  29. 1.67km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  30. 1.82km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  31. 2.310km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.811km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  33. 1.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1712 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  34. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  35. 1.610km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1711 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1711 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  37. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.730km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1708 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 2.06km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1708 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  40. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1708 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  41. 1.616km NW of New Idria, CA · 1708 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.911km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1708 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.822km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1708 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  44. 1.910km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1707 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 1.93km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 6
  47. 2.84km SE of Aromas, CA · 1706 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 32
  48. 2.06km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1706 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
  49. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1705 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  50. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.97km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1703 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 2.111km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  53. 2.011km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  54. 2.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1700 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 37
  55. 1.711km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  56. 1.97km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1700 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  57. 2.94km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 57
  58. 1.53km E of Aromas, CA · 1699 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
  59. 2.325km E of San Ardo, CA · 1699 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  60. 1.725km E of San Ardo, CA · 1699 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.110km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 2.410km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1732 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.619km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1735 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.513km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1736 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1737 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.122km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1737 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 3.31km W of Parkfield, CA · 1738 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 34
  8. 2.013km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1738 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.19km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1738 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 2.05km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1739 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 1.93km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1741 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.728km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1741 days ago · 2 km deep · 41 km away
  13. 2.623km WNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1742 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 5
  14. 2.74km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1742 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  15. 2.016km N of New Idria, CA · 1742 days ago · 12 km deep · 46 km away
  16. 2.126km SW of Gustine, CA · 1743 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.810km ESE of Lopez Point, CA · 1743 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.217km ENE of New Idria, CA · 1743 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away
  19. 2.07km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  20. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1744 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 23

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73674756. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.