California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 20km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 20km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Apr 14, 2022, 11:15 AM PDT (18:15 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.8 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-04-14 18:15:56 UTC
Depth
6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.406° N, 120.988° 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, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.33
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
105°
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: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 83 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.66km ENE of Avenal, CA · 1634 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  2. 1.612km NW of Pacific Grove, CA · 1634 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.316km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 1633 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 1.72km W of Tres Pinos, CA · 1633 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.64km E of Interlaken, CA · 1633 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 7
  6. 1.88km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 2.35km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1633 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.316km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1632 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.215km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1632 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.45km S of Lanare, CA · 1632 days ago · 23 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.97km WNW of Kettleman City, CA · 1631 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.77km E of Avenal, CA · 1631 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 2.67km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1631 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 27
  14. 1.710km WSW of Huron, CA · 1630 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.224km NE of King City, CA · 1630 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1630 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.912km NNW of Kettleman City, CA · 1629 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 2.212km ESE of Huron, CA · 1629 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.917km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1627 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  20. 3.212km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1627 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 20
  21. 1.910km E of Gilroy, CA · 1627 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  22. 2.213km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1627 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  23. 1.78km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1627 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.023km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1626 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.612km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1626 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  26. 1.67km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1625 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  27. 1.627km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1624 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.69km N of Cambria, CA · 1623 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.98km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1623 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  30. 2.418km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1622 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 1.56km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1622 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  32. 1.629km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1621 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  33. 2.55km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1621 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  34. 1.720km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1621 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 2.15km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1621 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.011km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1621 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.75km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1620 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.74km WSW of Paso Robles, CA · 1620 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 3
  39. 1.510km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1620 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  40. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1619 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  41. 2.021km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1619 days ago · 18 km deep · 12 km away
  42. 1.65km WSW of Paso Robles, CA · 1619 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.55km SE of Aromas, CA · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 7
  44. 1.78km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1618 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  45. 2.15km SE of Aromas, CA · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  46. 2.75km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 18
  47. 2.85km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 22
  48. 1.72km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1617 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  49. 1.523km NE of King City, CA · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  50. 2.05km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  51. 2.02km W of Tres Pinos, CA · 1614 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 2.04km E of Interlaken, CA · 1613 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  53. 1.62km E of Lopez Point, CA · 1613 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  54. 2.27km S of Gilroy, CA · 1612 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  55. 1.66km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1609 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  56. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1608 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  57. 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1608 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  58. 1.612km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1607 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1606 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  60. 1.64km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1606 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.13km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1635 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 2.04km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1635 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 1.65km ENE of Avenal, CA · 1635 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.97km W of Templeton, CA · 1635 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.63km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1636 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.314km WSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1636 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.214km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 1637 days ago · 19 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.715km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1637 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 1.730km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1638 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.66km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1639 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
  11. 2.49km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1639 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.810km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1640 days ago · 3 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.68km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1640 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.810km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1641 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.012km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1641 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  16. 1.62km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1641 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.522km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1641 days ago · 17 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 2.115km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1641 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  19. 1.612km N of Coalinga, CA · 1643 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 1.82km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1644 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73717545. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:56 AM UTC.