California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 6km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 6km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, Mar 20, 2022, 11:03 AM PDT (18:03 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 4km S of San Juan Bautista, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-03-20 18:03:10 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.576° N, 121.171° 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 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.19
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
63

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 74 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.77km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1660 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.622km SW of New Idria, CA · 1660 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.224km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1659 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 3.024km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1658 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  5. 2.112km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1658 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.815km ENE of San Simeon, CA · 1656 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.74km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1655 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.28km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1654 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.818km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1654 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 2.112km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1653 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 1.68km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1653 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.923km S of Lopez Point, CA · 1653 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.86km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1653 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  14. 1.725km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1653 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.722km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1653 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  16. 1.92km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1653 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1652 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1652 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.91km E of Lopez Point, CA · 1652 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  20. 1.90km NNE of Lopez Point, CA · 1651 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
  21. 1.825km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1651 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  22. 1.69km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1649 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  23. 1.823km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1649 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 3.34km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1649 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 127
  25. 1.621km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1649 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.04km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1648 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  27. 2.64km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1648 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 6
  28. 2.34km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1648 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1648 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 2.84km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1648 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 17
  31. 2.323km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1648 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  32. 2.720km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1647 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1645 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 7
  34. 2.120km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1645 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  35. 1.82km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1644 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  36. 1.612km N of Coalinga, CA · 1643 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  37. 2.115km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1641 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  38. 1.522km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1641 days ago · 17 km deep · 26 km away
  39. 1.62km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1641 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1641 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  41. 1.68km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1641 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  42. 1.810km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1640 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  43. 2.49km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1639 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  44. 2.66km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1639 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
  45. 1.730km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1638 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.715km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1637 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.214km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 1637 days ago · 19 km deep · 91 km away
  48. 2.314km WSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1637 days ago · 18 km deep · 65 km away
  49. 1.63km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1636 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  50. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1635 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  51. 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1635 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 1.820km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1635 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  53. 1.612km NW of Pacific Grove, CA · 1634 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  54. 2.316km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 1634 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.72km W of Tres Pinos, CA · 1634 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  56. 2.64km E of Interlaken, CA · 1634 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 7
  57. 1.88km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  58. 2.35km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.316km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1632 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  60. 2.215km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1632 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 2.25km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1660 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 3.64km ENE of Corralitos, CA · 1661 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 742
  3. 1.61km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1661 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.98km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.522km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1661 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 2.66km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1661 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 86
  7. 2.16km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1661 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.622km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1661 days ago · 18 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.57km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1661 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.75km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1662 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.620km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1662 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  12. 1.722km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1662 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 3.322km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1662 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 5
  14. 2.02km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1662 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.28km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1662 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.512km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 1662 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.912km WSW of Madera, CA · 1663 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 2.223km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1663 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 2.024km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1664 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.77km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1664 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73708131. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.