California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 4km ENE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 4km ENE of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Mar 3, 2022, 10:25 PM PST (06:25 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
2022-03-04 06:25:04 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.541° N, 121.096° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
100°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 61 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.03km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.811km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  3. 1.711km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  4. 1.68km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1675 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.512km N of New Idria, CA · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 2
  6. 3.22km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 21
  7. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 1.517km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1674 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.622km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1672 days ago · -1 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.35km E of San Ardo, CA · 1672 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 2.822km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1672 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1671 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  13. 1.77km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 1670 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.012km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1670 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.02km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  16. 1.69km NW of Avenal, CA · 1670 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 1.58km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1669 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  18. 2.611km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1668 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.87km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1667 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 4.17km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 94 · tsunami flag
  22. 1.76km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  24. 3.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 14
  25. 2.66km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  26. 2.46km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.96km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  28. 1.56km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  29. 2.319km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1664 days ago · 15 km deep · 64 km away
  30. 2.310km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1664 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.77km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1664 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  32. 2.024km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1663 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.223km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1662 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.912km WSW of Madera, CA · 1662 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  35. 2.29km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1662 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  36. 1.59km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1662 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  37. 2.28km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.02km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  39. 3.322km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 5
  40. 1.722km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1661 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  41. 1.620km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 1.75km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.57km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1661 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.622km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  45. 2.16km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1661 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  46. 2.66km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1661 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 86
  47. 1.522km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1660 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.59km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1660 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  49. 1.98km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1660 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  50. 1.61km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1660 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  51. 3.64km ENE of Corralitos, CA · 1660 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 742
  52. 2.25km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1660 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  53. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1659 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1659 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  55. 1.622km SW of New Idria, CA · 1659 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  56. 2.224km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1658 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 3.024km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1657 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 3
  58. 2.112km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1657 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  59. 1.815km ENE of San Simeon, CA · 1656 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 1.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 1.712km N of Huron, CA · 1676 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  2. 1.73km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1676 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.623km WSW of Patterson, CA · 1676 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.28km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1677 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 1.64km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1678 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.93km WSW of Hollister, CA · 1678 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 2.18km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1678 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.89km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1678 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  9. 2.27km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1679 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 1.89km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1680 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 2.58km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1681 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  12. 1.716km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1683 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 2.09km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1684 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 2.01km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1685 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.816km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1686 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 3.49km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1687 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 240
  17. 1.51km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1687 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 2.89km N of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1688 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 18
  19. 1.71km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1688 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1688 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73700951. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:05 PM UTC.