California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8km NE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8km NE of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, May 29, 2022, 3:17 PM PDT (22:17 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 8km NNW of Avenal, 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
2022-05-29 22:17:01 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.582° N, 121.083° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
70°
Stations used
36

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.83km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1588 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.63km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 2.03km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1587 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.412km E of Coalinga, CA · 1586 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.16km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1586 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  6. 1.718km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1586 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.24km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1584 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.625km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1584 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1584 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 2.14km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1583 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 1.811km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1582 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 1.720km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1581 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  13. 1.94km NNE of New Idria, CA · 1580 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
  14. 2.72km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1579 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.35km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1579 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  16. 1.515km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1578 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.223km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1578 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.710km ESE of New Idria, CA · 1577 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
  19. 2.15km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1577 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  20. 2.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1575 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 4
  21. 2.023km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 1574 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  22. 2.919km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1574 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 5
  23. 1.619km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1573 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 1.711km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1572 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  25. 1.810km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1572 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.810km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1572 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 1.723km WSW of New Idria, CA · 1571 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  28. 1.87km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 1571 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.610km N of Coalinga, CA · 1571 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  30. 3.310km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1569 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 140
  31. 1.92km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1568 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 1.59km N of Coalinga, CA · 1568 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 1.712km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1567 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  34. 2.015km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1567 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.121km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1567 days ago · 4 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 1.924km E of San Ardo, CA · 1564 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  37. 2.114km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1564 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.610km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1564 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  39. 1.610km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1564 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  40. 1.77km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1563 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 3.412km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1563 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 23
  43. 1.719km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1563 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 1.621km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1563 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  45. 2.08km NNE of Day Valley, CA · 1562 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  46. 1.516km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1562 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  47. 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1561 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  48. 2.112km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1561 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  49. 2.26km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1561 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.612km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1560 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  51. 1.610km NE of San Martin, CA · 1559 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  52. 1.825km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1559 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  53. 1.84km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1558 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  54. 1.524km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1558 days ago · 3 km deep · 16 km away
  55. 2.715km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1557 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 14
  56. 2.32km SSW of Hollister, CA · 1557 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 1.92km SSW of Hollister, CA · 1556 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.24km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1555 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  59. 1.611km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1555 days ago · 12 km deep · 12 km away
  60. 2.331km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1555 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.87km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1590 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.623km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1590 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.822km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1590 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.920km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1590 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.625km W of Coalinga, CA · 1591 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 3.022km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1591 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 8
  7. 1.710km SE of New Idria, CA · 1591 days ago · 14 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1591 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  9. 1.72km SE of San Ardo, CA · 1592 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.510km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1593 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.519km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1593 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  12. 1.66km N of Tres Pinos, CA · 1593 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.815km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1593 days ago · 19 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 1.911km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1594 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.219km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1594 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.612km E of Coalinga, CA · 1594 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.819km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1594 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
  18. 1.99km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1595 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.012km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1595 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 1.819km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1595 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73739266. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:42 PM UTC.