California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 5km NE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 5km NE of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Jan 22, 2022, 10:28 AM PST (18:28 UTC), 9 km (6 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-01-22 18:28:35 UTC
Depth
9.4 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.566° N, 121.113° 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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 144 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.114km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 10
  2. 2.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.914km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1714 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  4. 2.011km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.216km W of Los Banos, CA · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.67km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.82km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  8. 2.310km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 1.811km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1712 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.610km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1711 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1710 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 1.513km SW of Huron, CA · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.730km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1708 days ago · 12 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.06km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1707 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1707 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 1.616km NW of New Idria, CA · 1707 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.911km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.822km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 1.910km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  23. 1.93km SW of Huron, CA · 1706 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.93km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  25. 2.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 6
  26. 2.84km SE of Aromas, CA · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 32
  27. 2.06km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1705 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  28. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1704 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  30. 1.97km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.111km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  32. 2.011km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  33. 2.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1700 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 37
  34. 1.711km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 1.97km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1700 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  36. 2.94km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 57
  37. 1.53km E of Aromas, CA · 1698 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  38. 2.325km E of San Ardo, CA · 1698 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  39. 1.725km E of San Ardo, CA · 1698 days ago · 1 km deep · 71 km away
  40. 1.81km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  41. 1.618km WNW of Coalinga, CA · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.724km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1696 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  43. 1.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  44. 1.822km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1694 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  45. 2.017km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1693 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  46. 1.632km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1693 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  47. 1.66km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1693 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  49. 2.21km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  50. 1.61km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
  51. 1.53km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.54km NW of Aromas, CA · 1691 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 10
  53. 3.11km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 49
  54. 2.98km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 8
  55. 1.71km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.08km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  57. 2.022km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  58. 2.39km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1691 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  59. 3.38km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 10
  60. 2.11km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

The first 60 of 144.

Before

  1. 1.67km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1717 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1718 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  3. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  4. 1.65km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.217km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 1.924km E of San Ardo, CA · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.02km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1721 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.77km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1721 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.93km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1722 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.39km E of Gilroy, CA · 1723 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 2.112km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.99km E of Gilroy, CA · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  13. 2.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1725 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.212km SE of San Joaquin, CA · 1726 days ago · 18 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.62km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1726 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.422km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1726 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.72km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1727 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 2.516km N of Coalinga, CA · 1729 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.727km NE of Hollister, CA · 1729 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 2.55km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1730 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73681986. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:37 AM UTC.