California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 22km ESE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 22km ESE of Pinnacles, CA on Fri, Mar 18, 2022, 8:16 PM PDT (03:16 UTC), 18 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 4km ENE of Corralitos, 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
2022-03-19 03:16:06 UTC
Depth
18.5 km (11.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.489° N, 120.908° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 132 in the 60 days after this one and 73 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.16km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1660 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.66km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1660 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 86
  3. 1.522km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1660 days ago · 18 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.59km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1660 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.98km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1660 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 1.61km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1660 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 3.64km ENE of Corralitos, CA · 1660 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 742
  8. 2.25km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1659 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 2.16km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1659 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 1.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1658 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 1.622km SW of New Idria, CA · 1658 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 2.224km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1658 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 3.024km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1657 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  14. 2.112km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1656 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.815km ENE of San Simeon, CA · 1655 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1654 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  17. 2.37km WSW of Avenal, CA · 1653 days ago · 15 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.47km WSW of Avenal, CA · 1653 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.65km W of Avenal, CA · 1653 days ago · 23 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 2.67km WSW of Avenal, CA · 1653 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  21. 2.28km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1653 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.818km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1652 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 2.112km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1652 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.68km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1652 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 1.923km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1652 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.86km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1652 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  27. 1.725km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1652 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 1.722km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1651 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1651 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1651 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.69km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  32. 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1651 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  33. 1.91km E of Lopez Point, CA · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  34. 1.90km NNE of Lopez Point, CA · 1650 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  35. 1.825km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1650 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.69km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1648 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.823km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1648 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  38. 3.34km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1647 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 127
  39. 1.621km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1647 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 2.04km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1647 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  41. 2.64km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1647 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  42. 2.34km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1647 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1647 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 2.84km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1647 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 17
  45. 2.323km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1647 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  46. 1.712km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1646 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  47. 2.720km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1645 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  48. 2.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1644 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 7
  49. 2.120km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1644 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 1.82km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1643 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  51. 1.612km N of Coalinga, CA · 1642 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  52. 2.115km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1640 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 1.522km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1640 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  54. 1.62km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  55. 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1640 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.810km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1640 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.68km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  58. 1.810km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1639 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  59. 2.49km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1638 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  60. 2.66km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1638 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 4

The first 60 of 132.

Before

  1. 1.57km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1660 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.75km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1660 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  3. 1.620km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.722km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1661 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 3.322km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 18 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.02km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.28km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.59km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1661 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.29km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1661 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.912km WSW of Madera, CA · 1662 days ago · 16 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.223km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1662 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.024km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1663 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.77km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1663 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  14. 2.310km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1664 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.319km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1664 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 1.56km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1664 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 1.96km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.46km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  19. 2.66km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
  20. 3.17km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1665 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 14

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73707501. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:16 AM UTC.