M1.6 earthquake 8km NNW of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 8km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Mon, Aug 1, 2022, 2:49 PM PDT (21:49 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.0 5km ENE of Pinnacles, 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
- 2022-08-01 21:49:03 UTC
- Depth
- 5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.595° N, 121.190° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 66°
- Stations used
- 29
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 163 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.516km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1524 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.822km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1522 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 4
- 1.821km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.18km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1522 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.87km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1522 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.74km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1521 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
- 2.24km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1520 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.314km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1519 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 6
- 1.919km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1519 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
- 1.914km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1519 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.83km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1519 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.63km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1517 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
- 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1517 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.03km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1517 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.73km NE of New Idria, CA · 1515 days ago · 19 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.218km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1514 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.64km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1514 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.530km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1513 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.920km NNW of New Idria, CA · 1512 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
- 2.08km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1512 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.811km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1512 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.95km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1511 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.15km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1511 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.82km N of New Idria, CA · 1510 days ago · 18 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 4
- 1.923km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1509 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.123km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1509 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.32km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1508 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
- 2.010km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1508 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1508 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
- 1.523km W of New Idria, CA · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.79km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1506 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.811km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1506 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.512km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 3
- 1.73km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1505 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.96km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1505 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 2.97km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1505 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 70
- 1.910km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.616km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1504 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
- 1.94km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1504 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.75km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1503 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.74km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1503 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.011km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1503 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.13km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1502 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1502 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
- 1.922km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1502 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
- 2.211km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1501 days ago · 7 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.816km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
- 1.910km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.514km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1500 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.910km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1500 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.010km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1500 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 188
- 1.619km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
- 2.725km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
- 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.78km NE of New Idria, CA · 1498 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.98km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1498 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.618km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1498 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.720km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1497 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.95km N of Hollister, CA · 1496 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 55
The first 60 of 163.
Before
- 1.72km SW of Hollister, CA · 1526 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.516km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1526 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.716km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1526 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
- 1.714km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 1528 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.616km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1528 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.815km E of New Idria, CA · 1528 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.010km N of San Simeon, CA · 1528 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.216km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1532 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.99km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1532 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.21km ENE of Hollister, CA · 1532 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.514km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1533 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.95km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1535 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.98km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1535 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.68km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1535 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
- 1.87km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1535 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
- 1.919km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1536 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.57km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 1536 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.913km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 1537 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.513km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1538 days ago · -1 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 6
- 2.324km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1538 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73762820. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC.