M2.1 earthquake 5km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Tue, Aug 16, 2022, 11:40 AM PDT

UTC

2022-08-16 18:40:21 UTC

Depth

2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.574° N, 121.167° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.28

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

65°

Stations used

37

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast45 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast386 kmNW

After

1. 2.82km N of New Idria, CATue, Aug 16, 9:21 PM PDT · 1510 days ago · 18 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 4
2. 1.923km NE of San Ardo, CAThu, Aug 18, 10:44 AM PDT · 1509 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
3. 2.123km NE of San Ardo, CAThu, Aug 18, 11:00 AM PDT · 1509 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
4. 2.32km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 19, 6:35 AM PDT · 1508 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
5. 2.010km NNE of San Simeon, CAFri, Aug 19, 10:32 AM PDT · 1508 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
6. 2.15km S of San Juan Bautista, CAFri, Aug 19, 11:00 AM PDT · 1508 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.523km W of New Idria, CASat, Aug 20, 9:55 PM PDT · 1506 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
8. 1.79km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASun, Aug 21, 12:50 AM PDT · 1506 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
9. 1.811km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Aug 21, 9:46 AM PDT · 1506 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
10. 2.512km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 21, 7:40 PM PDT · 1505 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 3
11. 1.73km NNE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 22, 12:18 AM PDT · 1505 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
12. 1.96km SSW of Gilroy, CAMon, Aug 22, 5:53 AM PDT · 1505 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
13. 2.97km S of San Juan Bautista, CAMon, Aug 22, 1:19 PM PDT · 1505 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 70
14. 1.910km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Aug 22, 1:48 PM PDT · 1504 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
15. 1.616km E of Seven Trees, CAMon, Aug 22, 9:40 PM PDT · 1504 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.94km NNE of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 23, 7:05 AM PDT · 1504 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
17. 1.75km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Aug 24, 5:14 AM PDT · 1503 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
18. 1.74km NE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Aug 24, 3:17 PM PDT · 1502 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
19. 2.011km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Aug 24, 3:35 PM PDT · 1502 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
20. 2.13km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Aug 24, 9:57 PM PDT · 1502 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
21. 1.75km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Aug 25, 11:38 AM PDT · 1502 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
22. 1.922km ENE of San Lucas, CAThu, Aug 25, 4:49 PM PDT · 1501 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
23. 2.211km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 26, 8:20 AM PDT · 1501 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
24. 1.816km E of Seven Trees, CAFri, Aug 26, 11:16 PM PDT · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
25. 1.910km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 27, 1:02 AM PDT · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
26. 1.710km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 27, 1:02 AM PDT · 1500 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
27. 1.514km SSE of Tres Pinos, CASat, Aug 27, 12:15 PM PDT · 1500 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
28. 1.910km E of Alum Rock, CASat, Aug 27, 12:36 PM PDT · 1500 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
29. 3.010km E of Alum Rock, CASat, Aug 27, 12:42 PM PDT · 1500 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 188
30. 1.619km NW of San Simeon, CASun, Aug 28, 6:48 AM PDT · 1499 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
31. 2.725km NW of San Simeon, CASun, Aug 28, 1:49 PM PDT · 1498 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
32. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 28, 3:50 PM PDT · 1498 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away
33. 1.78km NE of New Idria, CASun, Aug 28, 8:26 PM PDT · 1498 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
34. 1.98km NE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 29, 12:59 PM PDT · 1498 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
35. 1.618km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Aug 29, 6:11 PM PDT · 1497 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
36. 1.720km SSE of Lopez Point, CAMon, Aug 29, 10:06 PM PDT · 1497 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
37. 2.95km N of Hollister, CAWed, Aug 31, 9:39 AM PDT · 1496 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 55
38. 1.821km W of New Idria, CAThu, Sep 1, 1:35 AM PDT · 1495 days ago · 18 km deep · 27 km away
39. 2.011km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 1, 4:10 AM PDT · 1495 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
40. 4.05km ENE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 1, 6:36 AM PDT · 1495 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 38 · tsunami flag
41. 2.24km ENE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 1, 6:52 AM PDT · 1495 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
42. 1.85km ENE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 1, 2:33 PM PDT · 1494 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
43. 1.95km ENE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 1, 2:36 PM PDT · 1494 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
44. 1.95km NE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 1, 5:01 PM PDT · 1494 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
45. 1.75km ENE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 1, 6:26 PM PDT · 1494 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
46. 1.57km NE of San Martin, CAThu, Sep 1, 7:15 PM PDT · 1494 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
47. 2.95km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 2, 1:23 AM PDT · 1494 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
48. 2.15km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 2, 1:30 AM PDT · 1494 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
49. 2.95km NE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 2, 1:39 AM PDT · 1494 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 6
50. 1.711km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Sep 2, 6:14 AM PDT · 1494 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
51. 2.810km NE of San Martin, CAFri, Sep 2, 5:52 PM PDT · 1493 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 11
52. 2.011km W of Moss Landing, CAFri, Sep 2, 9:00 PM PDT · 1493 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
53. 2.25km ENE of Pinnacles, CASat, Sep 3, 5:23 PM PDT · 1492 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
54. 1.611km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 4, 11:38 AM PDT · 1492 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
55. 3.54km NNE of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 4, 11:57 AM PDT · 1492 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 9
56. 2.05km NNE of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 4, 11:59 AM PDT · 1492 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
57. 2.25km NNE of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 4, 12:04 PM PDT · 1492 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
58. 1.64km NNE of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 4, 12:09 PM PDT · 1492 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
59. 1.811km NE of Bradley, CASun, Sep 4, 12:16 PM PDT · 1492 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
60. 2.05km NNE of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 4, 12:20 PM PDT · 1492 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 171.

Before

1. 1.95km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 16, 11:29 AM PDT · 1511 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.811km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Aug 15, 11:30 AM PDT · 1512 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
3. 2.08km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 15, 8:26 AM PDT · 1512 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.920km NNW of New Idria, CAMon, Aug 15, 4:02 AM PDT · 1512 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.530km E of Tres Pinos, CASat, Aug 13, 11:53 PM PDT · 1513 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
6. 1.64km ENE of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 13, 6:16 AM PDT · 1514 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
7. 2.218km NNW of San Simeon, CAFri, Aug 12, 11:39 PM PDT · 1514 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
8. 1.73km NE of New Idria, CAFri, Aug 12, 3:38 AM PDT · 1515 days ago · 19 km deep · 49 km away
9. 2.03km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Aug 10, 4:47 AM PDT · 1517 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
10. 1.916km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 9, 8:14 PM PDT · 1517 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
11. 2.63km NNE of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 9, 7:38 PM PDT · 1517 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
12. 1.83km NE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 8, 10:42 AM PDT · 1519 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
13. 1.914km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 8, 9:55 AM PDT · 1519 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
14. 1.919km NNE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 8, 2:41 AM PDT · 1519 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
15. 3.314km NNE of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 7, 7:38 PM PDT · 1519 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 6
16. 2.24km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CASat, Aug 6, 9:34 PM PDT · 1520 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.74km ESE of Tres Pinos, CASat, Aug 6, 11:18 AM PDT · 1521 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
18. 1.87km ESE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 5, 12:42 PM PDT · 1522 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
19. 2.18km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 5, 4:17 AM PDT · 1522 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
20. 1.821km ENE of San Lucas, CAThu, Aug 4, 7:48 PM PDT · 1522 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73768835. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:04 AM UTC.