California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 22km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 22km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Wed, Feb 16, 2022, 8:47 AM PST (16:47 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
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-02-16 16:47:50 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.389° N, 120.968° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
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: 156 in the 60 days after this one and 70 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.39km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1691 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  2. 3.38km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 10
  3. 1.926km W of San Simeon, CA · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.11km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.12km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 2.32km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.02km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1690 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1689 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.86km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1689 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 12
  10. 2.014km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1689 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 1.71km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.89km N of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 18
  15. 1.51km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  16. 3.49km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1687 days ago · 3 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 240
  17. 1.816km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1686 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.01km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 2.09km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1684 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.716km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1683 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  21. 1.89km SSE of Huron, CA · 1682 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 2.58km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1681 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.89km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1679 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  24. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1679 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 1.89km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1678 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  26. 2.18km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.93km WSW of Hollister, CA · 1678 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
  28. 1.64km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1677 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 2.28km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1677 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.73km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1676 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  31. 1.712km N of Huron, CA · 1676 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  33. 2.03km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  34. 1.811km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  35. 1.711km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  36. 1.68km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1674 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  37. 2.512km N of New Idria, CA · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  38. 3.22km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 21
  39. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  40. 1.517km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1674 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  41. 1.614km SSE of Avenal, CA · 1672 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  42. 1.622km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1672 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 2.35km E of San Ardo, CA · 1672 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
  44. 2.822km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1672 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1671 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  46. 1.77km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 1670 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  47. 2.012km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1670 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 2.02km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  49. 1.69km NW of Avenal, CA · 1670 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  50. 1.78km N of Kettleman City, CA · 1669 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  51. 1.58km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1669 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  52. 2.611km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1668 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 3
  53. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  54. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 4.17km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 94 · tsunami flag
  56. 1.76km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  57. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 3.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 14
  59. 2.66km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.46km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 156.

Before

  1. 2.08km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.71km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.98km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1691 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 8
  4. 3.11km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1691 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 49
  5. 2.54km NW of Aromas, CA · 1692 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 10
  6. 1.53km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1692 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.61km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1692 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 2.21km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.311km NNE of Cayucos, CA · 1692 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1693 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.66km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1693 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.632km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1693 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  13. 2.017km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1694 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.822km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1694 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  15. 1.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1696 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.724km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1696 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.618km WNW of Coalinga, CA · 1696 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.81km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1697 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  19. 2.25km NW of Avenal, CA · 1697 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.725km E of San Ardo, CA · 1699 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73693721. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:33 PM UTC.