M1.6 earthquake 12km SE of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, Sep 17, 2022, 1:58 AM PDT

UTC

2022-09-17 08:58:28 UTC

Depth

7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.462° N, 121.040° 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

±0.31

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

72°

Stations used

31

• Greenfield, CaliforniaPopulation 17,184. Forecast24 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast60 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast369 kmNW

After

1. 1.614km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Sep 18, 2:54 AM PDT · 1478 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 18, 4:15 AM PDT · 1478 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
3. 2.07km NNE of Coalinga, CASun, Sep 18, 1:08 PM PDT · 1478 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.813km NNW of San Simeon, CASun, Sep 18, 4:17 PM PDT · 1478 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.53km W of Hollister, CASun, Sep 18, 8:03 PM PDT · 1477 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 7
6. 3.37km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASun, Sep 18, 9:47 PM PDT · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 73
7. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CAMon, Sep 19, 12:26 AM PDT · 1477 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
8. 1.55km N of Pinnacles, CAMon, Sep 19, 9:20 AM PDT · 1477 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
9. 2.311km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 20, 12:27 AM PDT · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
10. 2.38km N of Hollister, CATue, Sep 20, 9:18 AM PDT · 1476 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 20, 3:27 PM PDT · 1476 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.018km NW of San Simeon, CATue, Sep 20, 9:54 PM PDT · 1475 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.812km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Sep 21, 8:49 AM PDT · 1475 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
14. 2.25km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 21, 5:26 PM PDT · 1475 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
15. 2.110km NNW of Cholame, CAThu, Sep 22, 3:10 PM PDT · 1474 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.75km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CAThu, Sep 22, 7:36 PM PDT · 1473 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
17. 2.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 23, 9:03 PM PDT · 1472 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 2
18. 1.99km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, Sep 24, 5:55 PM PDT · 1472 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
19. 2.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 25, 4:18 AM PDT · 1471 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
20. 2.08km NE of San Martin, CASun, Sep 25, 10:12 AM PDT · 1471 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
21. 2.020km E of Tres Pinos, CASun, Sep 25, 6:33 PM PDT · 1471 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
22. 1.94km NE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Sep 26, 10:07 AM PDT · 1470 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
23. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Sep 26, 8:23 PM PDT · 1469 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
24. 2.46km SSW of Gilroy, CATue, Sep 27, 8:27 AM PDT · 1469 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 6
25. 2.66km SSW of Gilroy, CATue, Sep 27, 8:39 AM PDT · 1469 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 50
26. 2.010km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 27, 11:32 PM PDT · 1468 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
27. 1.611km NE of Cambria, CAWed, Sep 28, 1:49 PM PDT · 1468 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
28. 2.22km N of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 29, 3:45 PM PDT · 1467 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
29. 1.62km N of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 29, 6:46 PM PDT · 1466 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
30. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 30, 7:25 PM PDT · 1465 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
31. 1.922km ENE of San Ardo, CAFri, Sep 30, 11:03 PM PDT · 1465 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
32. 1.66km ESE of Pinnacles, CASun, Oct 2, 2:35 AM PDT · 1464 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
33. 1.77km SW of Gilroy, CASun, Oct 2, 4:08 PM PDT · 1464 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
34. 1.59km NNW of Avenal, CAMon, Oct 3, 2:22 AM PDT · 1463 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
35. 2.08km SSW of Ridgemark, CAMon, Oct 3, 11:29 AM PDT · 1463 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
36. 2.14km E of Pinnacles, CATue, Oct 4, 12:21 AM PDT · 1462 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
37. 2.522km NE of San Ardo, CATue, Oct 4, 8:40 AM PDT · 1462 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 2
38. 1.710km NNW of Avenal, CATue, Oct 4, 11:23 AM PDT · 1462 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
39. 1.928km WSW of Lopez Point, CATue, Oct 4, 8:51 PM PDT · 1461 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
40. 1.72km N of Pinnacles, CAWed, Oct 5, 5:04 AM PDT · 1461 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
41. 1.76km SSW of Huron, CAWed, Oct 5, 10:42 AM PDT · 1461 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
42. 1.59km NE of Coalinga, CAFri, Oct 7, 12:17 AM PDT · 1459 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
43. 1.55km NNE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Oct 7, 9:53 AM PDT · 1459 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
44. 1.511km N of Pinnacles, CAFri, Oct 7, 2:50 PM PDT · 1459 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
45. 1.78km NE of Coalinga, CAFri, Oct 7, 4:51 PM PDT · 1459 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
46. 1.99km NW of Lemoore Station, CAFri, Oct 7, 6:04 PM PDT · 1459 days ago · 25 km deep · 97 km away
47. 1.912km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Oct 7, 10:48 PM PDT · 1458 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
48. 1.511km W of San Ardo, CASat, Oct 8, 2:31 AM PDT · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
49. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Oct 8, 4:50 AM PDT · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
50. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Oct 9, 3:26 AM PDT · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
51. 1.812km NE of Hollister, CASun, Oct 9, 2:15 PM PDT · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
52. 1.512km NNE of Cambria, CASun, Oct 9, 3:04 PM PDT · 1457 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
53. 1.89km ENE of San Martin, CAMon, Oct 10, 5:32 PM PDT · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
54. 2.27km NW of Parkfield, CAMon, Oct 10, 11:14 PM PDT · 1455 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
55. 1.711km N of Avenal, CATue, Oct 11, 3:22 AM PDT · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
56. 1.85km NE of Pinnacles, CATue, Oct 11, 3:45 AM PDT · 1455 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
57. 1.710km SSW of Tres Pinos, CATue, Oct 11, 11:09 PM PDT · 1454 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
58. 1.66km E of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Oct 12, 2:30 AM PDT · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
59. 1.811km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Oct 13, 9:00 AM PDT · 1453 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
60. 2.110km SSW of Ridgemark, CAThu, Oct 13, 12:28 PM PDT · 1453 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away

The first 60 of 136.

Before

1. 1.821km SW of Los Banos, CAFri, Sep 16, 4:28 PM PDT · 1480 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
2. 2.25km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Sep 16, 1:49 AM PDT · 1480 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
3. 2.114km W of New Idria, CAFri, Sep 16, 1:20 AM PDT · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
4. 1.512km SE of Coalinga, CAThu, Sep 15, 11:27 PM PDT · 1480 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.85km NNE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 15, 2:44 PM PDT · 1481 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
6. 3.321km SW of Los Banos, CAThu, Sep 15, 1:07 PM PDT · 1481 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 10
7. 1.622km SW of Los Banos, CAThu, Sep 15, 12:36 PM PDT · 1481 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
8. 2.45km NNE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 15, 6:45 AM PDT · 1481 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
9. 1.816km NW of Coalinga, CAWed, Sep 14, 11:36 AM PDT · 1482 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.85km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 14, 7:58 AM PDT · 1482 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
11. 2.83km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CAWed, Sep 14, 6:06 AM PDT · 1482 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 15
12. 1.55km ENE of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 13, 7:28 PM PDT · 1482 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3
13. 2.79km ENE of San Martin, CATue, Sep 13, 8:24 AM PDT · 1483 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 36
14. 2.321km NW of Parkfield, CATue, Sep 13, 3:32 AM PDT · 1483 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.65km NE of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 13, 2:11 AM PDT · 1483 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
16. 2.022km NE of San Lucas, CATue, Sep 13, 2:10 AM PDT · 1483 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
17. 1.65km NNW of Aromas, CAMon, Sep 12, 6:45 PM PDT · 1483 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
18. 1.95km NNE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Sep 12, 5:47 AM PDT · 1484 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away
19. 1.623km WSW of New Idria, CASun, Sep 11, 4:55 PM PDT · 1485 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
20. 2.25km ENE of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 11, 2:55 PM PDT · 1485 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73782691. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:07 PM UTC.