California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 15km N of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 15km N of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Apr 7, 2022, 9:22 PM PDT (04:22 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 12km S of Tres Pinos, 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
2022-04-08 04:22:15 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.665° N, 121.165° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
49

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. 1.522km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1640 days ago · 17 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.62km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1640 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.68km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.810km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1639 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.49km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1638 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 5
  7. 2.66km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1638 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
  8. 1.730km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1637 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.715km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1636 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  10. 2.214km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 1636 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.314km WSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1636 days ago · 18 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.63km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1635 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1634 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1634 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.820km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1634 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.612km NW of Pacific Grove, CA · 1633 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.316km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 1633 days ago · 19 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.72km W of Tres Pinos, CA · 1633 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  19. 2.64km E of Interlaken, CA · 1632 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 7
  20. 1.88km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1632 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 2.35km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1632 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.316km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1631 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.215km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1631 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 2.67km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1630 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 27
  25. 2.224km NE of King City, CA · 1629 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1629 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.917km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1627 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 3.212km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1626 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 20
  29. 1.910km E of Gilroy, CA · 1626 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  30. 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1626 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
  31. 1.78km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1626 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  32. 2.023km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1625 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.612km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1625 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  34. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1624 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.627km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1623 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 1.98km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1622 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  37. 2.418km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1621 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  38. 1.56km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1621 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  39. 1.629km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1621 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 2.55km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1620 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  41. 1.720km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1620 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  42. 2.15km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1620 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
  43. 2.011km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1620 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.75km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1619 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  45. 1.510km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1619 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  46. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1619 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  47. 2.021km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1618 days ago · 18 km deep · 30 km away
  48. 2.55km SE of Aromas, CA · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 7
  49. 2.15km SE of Aromas, CA · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 2.75km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 18
  51. 2.85km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 22
  52. 1.72km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1616 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 2.58km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 1616 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 8
  54. 1.523km NE of King City, CA · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  55. 2.05km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1614 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.02km W of Tres Pinos, CA · 1613 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 2.04km E of Interlaken, CA · 1613 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.62km E of Lopez Point, CA · 1612 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  59. 2.27km S of Gilroy, CA · 1611 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  60. 1.716km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1609 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 1.612km N of Coalinga, CA · 1642 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.82km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1643 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.120km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1644 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.716km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1644 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 7
  5. 2.720km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1645 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.323km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1647 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 2.84km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1647 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 17
  8. 1.84km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1647 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 2.34km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1647 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.64km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1647 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 6
  11. 2.04km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1647 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.621km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1647 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 3.34km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1647 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 127
  14. 1.823km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1648 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  15. 1.69km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 1648 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.825km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1650 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.90km NNE of Lopez Point, CA · 1650 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  18. 1.91km E of Lopez Point, CA · 1651 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  19. 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1651 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  20. 2.32km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1651 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73715801. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:22 AM UTC.