California earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 16km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 16km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, May 14, 2022, 7:44 AM PDT (14:44 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 12km NW of Parkfield, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-05-14 14:44:00 UTC
Depth
-0.5 km (-0.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.438° N, 121.003° 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
±0.32
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
77°
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: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.621km SW of New Idria, CA · 1603 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 1.512km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1602 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.35km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.011km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.519km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1599 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  6. 2.34km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1598 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 4
  7. 1.84km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1597 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  8. 2.04km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1596 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.92km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1596 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 34
  10. 1.611km E of Coalinga, CA · 1596 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.74km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1595 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 1.89km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1595 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 2.09km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1595 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
  14. 1.819km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1595 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1595 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.99km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1595 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  17. 1.819km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1594 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  18. 1.612km E of Coalinga, CA · 1594 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 2.219km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1594 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  20. 1.911km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1593 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  21. 1.815km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1593 days ago · 19 km deep · 10 km away
  22. 1.66km N of Tres Pinos, CA · 1593 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  23. 1.519km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 2.510km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
  25. 1.72km SE of San Ardo, CA · 1592 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  26. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1591 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  27. 1.710km SE of New Idria, CA · 1591 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 3.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1591 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 8
  29. 1.625km W of Coalinga, CA · 1590 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  30. 1.920km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1590 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.822km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1590 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  32. 1.623km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1590 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
  33. 1.87km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1590 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  34. 2.18km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1589 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
  35. 1.83km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1588 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  36. 1.63km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  37. 2.03km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  38. 2.412km E of Coalinga, CA · 1586 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  39. 2.16km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1586 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  40. 1.718km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1585 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  41. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1584 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  42. 1.625km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1583 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  43. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1583 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  44. 2.14km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1583 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 1.811km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1582 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  46. 1.720km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1581 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 1.94km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1580 days ago · 13 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1579 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 5
  49. 2.35km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1579 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 5
  50. 2.223km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1578 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  51. 1.710km ESE of New Idria, CA · 1577 days ago · 16 km deep · 39 km away
  52. 2.15km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1577 days ago · 3 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.58km ENE of San Simeon, CA · 1575 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 2.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1575 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 4
  55. 2.023km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 1574 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  56. 2.919km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1574 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
  57. 1.619km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1573 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  58. 1.711km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1572 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  59. 1.810km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1572 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  60. 1.810km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1572 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

  1. 1.74km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1605 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  2. 1.64km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1605 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.810km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1605 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.612km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1607 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.02km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1607 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1608 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.66km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1608 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 2.27km S of Gilroy, CA · 1611 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 1.62km E of Lopez Point, CA · 1612 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.04km E of Interlaken, CA · 1613 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.02km W of Tres Pinos, CA · 1613 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 2.05km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1614 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.523km NE of King City, CA · 1615 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 1.72km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1616 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 2.85km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 22
  16. 2.75km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 18
  17. 2.15km SE of Aromas, CA · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.78km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1617 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.55km SE of Aromas, CA · 1617 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 7
  20. 1.65km WSW of Paso Robles, CA · 1618 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73733656. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.