M2.9 earthquake 19km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 19km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Mon, Jun 13, 2022, 3:23 AM PDT (10:23 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.87	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preferred · Final · ±0.123 · 131 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.057 · 40 stations

5 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 57 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 111.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73744941 (also filed as us7000hh2j). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.