California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 30km NE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 30km NE of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, Jan 30, 2022, 2:03 AM PST (10:03 UTC), 12 km (7 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
1.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-01-30 10:03:35 UTC
Depth
11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.692° N, 120.872° 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 0.4 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
37

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 134 in the 60 days after this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.516km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1707 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 1.616km NW of New Idria, CA · 1707 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.911km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1707 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.822km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1707 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.910km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.93km SW of Huron, CA · 1706 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.93km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1706 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 6
  9. 2.84km SE of Aromas, CA · 1705 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 32
  10. 2.06km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1705 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.712km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1704 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1703 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.97km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1702 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  14. 2.111km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.011km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1701 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 2.716km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1700 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 37
  17. 1.711km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  18. 1.97km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1699 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  19. 2.94km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1699 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 57
  20. 1.53km E of Aromas, CA · 1698 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 2.325km E of San Ardo, CA · 1698 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  22. 1.725km E of San Ardo, CA · 1698 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 2.25km NW of Avenal, CA · 1697 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  24. 1.81km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.618km WNW of Coalinga, CA · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  26. 1.724km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1696 days ago · 1 km deep · 73 km away
  27. 1.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.017km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1693 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  29. 1.632km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1693 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.66km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1693 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  31. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  32. 2.21km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 1.61km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  34. 1.53km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  35. 2.54km NW of Aromas, CA · 1691 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 10
  36. 3.11km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 49
  37. 1.71km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.022km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1691 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  39. 2.39km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1690 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  40. 2.11km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 2.12km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  42. 2.32km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 4
  43. 2.02km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  44. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1689 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.86km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1688 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 12
  46. 2.014km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  47. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  48. 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  49. 1.71km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1687 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  50. 2.89km N of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1687 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 18
  51. 1.51km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1686 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  52. 3.49km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1686 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 240
  53. 1.816km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1685 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 2.01km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  55. 2.09km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1684 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.716km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1682 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  57. 1.89km SSE of Huron, CA · 1681 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.89km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1679 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1679 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  60. 1.89km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1678 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away

The first 60 of 134.

Before

  1. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.513km SW of Huron, CA · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 1.86km NNE of Avenal, CA · 1709 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.610km NNE of Avenal, CA · 1709 days ago · 12 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.27km SE of Fairmead, CA · 1710 days ago · 24 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 1.916km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1710 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 1.610km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1711 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.56km NNW of Fresno, CA · 1711 days ago · 24 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.86km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1712 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1712 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 1.811km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.310km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  13. 1.82km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.67km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1713 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  15. 2.216km W of Los Banos, CA · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 2.011km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1714 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.914km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1714 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  19. 3.114km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 10
  20. 1.55km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1716 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73685756. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:06 AM UTC.