California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 7km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 7km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Jan 29, 2022, 9:30 AM PST (17:30 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2022-01-29 17:30:40 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.596° N, 121.161° 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
69°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 139 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.730km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1708 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1707 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.616km NW of New Idria, CA · 1707 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.911km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  5. 1.822km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.910km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.93km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.84km SE of Aromas, CA · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 32
  10. 2.06km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1705 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1704 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.97km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.111km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.011km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 2.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1700 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 37
  17. 1.711km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1700 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.97km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1700 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.94km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 57
  20. 1.53km E of Aromas, CA · 1698 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.325km E of San Ardo, CA · 1698 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  22. 1.725km E of San Ardo, CA · 1698 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 1.81km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  24. 1.618km WNW of Coalinga, CA · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  25. 1.724km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1696 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  26. 1.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  27. 1.822km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1694 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.017km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1693 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.632km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1693 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  30. 1.66km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1693 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  31. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  32. 2.21km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  33. 1.61km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  34. 1.53km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  35. 2.54km NW of Aromas, CA · 1691 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 10
  36. 3.11km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 49
  37. 2.98km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 8
  38. 1.71km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.08km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.022km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.39km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1691 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  42. 3.38km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 10
  43. 2.11km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  44. 2.12km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  45. 2.32km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 4
  46. 2.02km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  47. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1689 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  48. 2.86km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1688 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 12
  49. 2.014km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  50. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  52. 1.71km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1687 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  53. 2.89km N of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 18
  54. 1.51km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  55. 3.49km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1686 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 240
  56. 1.816km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1686 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  57. 2.01km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  58. 2.09km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1684 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  59. 1.716km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1682 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.912km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 1680 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away

The first 60 of 139.

Before

  1. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1710 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.610km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1711 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1712 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.811km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.310km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  7. 1.82km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  8. 1.67km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  9. 2.216km W of Los Banos, CA · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 2.011km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.914km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1714 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 2.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  13. 3.114km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 10
  14. 1.55km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1716 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 1.67km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1717 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  16. 1.713km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1718 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1719 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.65km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.217km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 1.924km E of San Ardo, CA · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73685466. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:11 AM UTC.