M1.6 earthquake 11km ESE of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11km ESE of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Jul 2, 2022, 5:28 AM PDT (12:28 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 8km NNW of Avenal, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-07-02 12:28:36 UTC
- Depth
- 11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.485° N, 121.030° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 35
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.331km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1555 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.415km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1552 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
- 1.74km SW of New Idria, CA · 1551 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.65km E of San Ardo, CA · 1550 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1550 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.622km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1550 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 9
- 1.924km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1549 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.627km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1549 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.64km E of Point Sur, CA · 1549 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.13km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1548 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
- 2.111km ENE of New Idria, CA · 1548 days ago · 16 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.94km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1548 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.919km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1548 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.723km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1547 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1547 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.08km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1547 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.55km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1546 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.913km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1545 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.07km S of South Dos Palos, CA · 1544 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.010km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 1544 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 62
- 2.319km WNW of New Idria, CA · 1544 days ago · 19 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.616km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1543 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
- 1.97km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1541 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.316km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1540 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.78km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1540 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.85km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1538 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.66km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1537 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.324km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1537 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.513km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1537 days ago · -1 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 6
- 1.610km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1537 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.57km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1535 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.69km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1535 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.919km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1535 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.48km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1535 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
- 1.99km N of Avenal, CA · 1535 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.87km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1534 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
- 2.210km N of Avenal, CA · 1534 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.810km N of Avenal, CA · 1534 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.68km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1534 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 5
- 1.98km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1534 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.58km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1534 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.95km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1534 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.28km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1534 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.69km N of Avenal, CA · 1533 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.18km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1532 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.514km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1532 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.21km ENE of Hollister, CA · 1531 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.99km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1531 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.216km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1531 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.010km N of San Simeon, CA · 1527 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.815km E of New Idria, CA · 1527 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1527 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.714km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1527 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.716km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.516km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1525 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.72km SW of Hollister, CA · 1525 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.68km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1525 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.910km N of Avenal, CA · 1524 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.516km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1524 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.510km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
The first 60 of 118.
Before
- 2.24km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1555 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.92km SSW of Hollister, CA · 1557 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
- 2.32km SSW of Hollister, CA · 1557 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.524km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1558 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.84km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1558 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.825km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1559 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.610km NE of San Martin, CA · 1559 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.612km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1560 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.26km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1561 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.112km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1561 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.621km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1561 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.516km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1562 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.621km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1563 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.719km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1563 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
- 3.412km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1563 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 23
- 1.916km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1563 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.77km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1563 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.610km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1564 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.610km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1564 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.114km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1564 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73753486. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.