California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 7km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 7km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Mar 12, 2022, 11:32 PM PST (07:32 UTC), 4 km (2 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-03-13 07:32:47 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.590° N, 121.183° 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
±0.24
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
98°
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: 133 in the 60 days after this one and 66 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.28km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 4.17km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 94 · tsunami flag
  3. 1.76km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1666 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 14
  6. 2.66km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.46km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.96km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 1.56km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 2.319km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1664 days ago · 15 km deep · 74 km away
  11. 2.310km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1664 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.77km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1663 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  13. 2.024km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1663 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.223km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1662 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.912km WSW of Madera, CA · 1662 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.512km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 1661 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.28km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.02km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 3.322km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 5
  20. 1.722km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1661 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  21. 1.620km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 1.75km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 1.57km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1661 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.622km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1660 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
  25. 2.16km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1660 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 2.66km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1660 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 86
  27. 1.522km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1660 days ago · 18 km deep · 28 km away
  28. 1.98km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1660 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  29. 1.61km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1660 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  30. 3.64km ENE of Corralitos, CA · 1660 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 742
  31. 2.25km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1659 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1659 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1659 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.622km SW of New Idria, CA · 1659 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  35. 2.224km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1658 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  36. 3.024km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1657 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 3
  37. 2.112km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1657 days ago · 1 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.815km ENE of San Simeon, CA · 1655 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  39. 1.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  40. 2.28km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1653 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  41. 1.818km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1653 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  42. 2.112km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1652 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  43. 1.68km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1652 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  44. 1.923km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1652 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  45. 1.86km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1652 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  46. 1.725km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1652 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  47. 1.722km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1652 days ago · 5 km deep · 88 km away
  48. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1652 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1651 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1651 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
  51. 1.91km E of Lopez Point, CA · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
  52. 1.90km NNE of Lopez Point, CA · 1650 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  53. 1.825km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1650 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  54. 1.69km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1648 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.823km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1648 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
  56. 3.34km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1648 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 127
  57. 1.621km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1648 days ago · 1 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 2.04km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1648 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 2.64km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1648 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 6
  60. 2.34km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1648 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 133.

Before

  1. 2.611km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1667 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.58km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1669 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.02km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1670 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.012km ENE of Coalinga, CA · 1670 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.77km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 1670 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.616km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1671 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 2.822km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1671 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.35km E of San Ardo, CA · 1672 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.622km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1672 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  10. 1.517km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1674 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.88km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  12. 3.22km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1674 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 21
  13. 2.512km N of New Idria, CA · 1674 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.68km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1674 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.711km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.811km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.03km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 1.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1675 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.73km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1676 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.623km WSW of Patterson, CA · 1676 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73704946. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:17 PM UTC.