California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 4km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 4km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, Sep 18, 2022, 4:15 AM PDT (11:15 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 15km ESE of Alum Rock, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-09-18 11:15:28 UTC
Depth
3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.566° N, 121.158° W
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, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
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: 147 in the 60 days after this one and 109 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.07km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 1477 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 1.813km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1477 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.53km W of Hollister, CA · 1477 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 7
  4. 3.37km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 73
  5. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1477 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.55km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1476 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  7. 2.311km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1476 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.38km N of Hollister, CA · 1475 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  9. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1475 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.018km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1475 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.812km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1474 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 2.25km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1474 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.75km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1473 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  14. 2.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1472 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.99km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1471 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 2.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1471 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.08km NE of San Martin, CA · 1470 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 2.020km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1470 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.94km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1469 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1469 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 2.46km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1468 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 6
  22. 2.66km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1468 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 50
  23. 2.010km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1468 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 2.22km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1466 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.62km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1466 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1465 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  27. 1.922km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1465 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  28. 1.66km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1464 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.77km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1463 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  30. 2.08km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1462 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.14km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1462 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  32. 2.522km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1461 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.928km WSW of Lopez Point, CA · 1461 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  34. 1.72km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1461 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  35. 1.59km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1459 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 1.55km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1458 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 1.511km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.78km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  39. 1.912km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1458 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  40. 1.511km W of San Ardo, CA · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  41. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  42. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  43. 1.812km NE of Hollister, CA · 1456 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
  44. 1.89km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  45. 2.115km ENE of Seven Trees, CA · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 2.27km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1455 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  47. 1.85km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1455 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  48. 1.710km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1454 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.66km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.811km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1452 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  51. 2.110km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1452 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  52. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1452 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  53. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  54. 1.74km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1451 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  55. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1451 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  56. 2.215km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1450 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 1.522km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1449 days ago · 18 km deep · 23 km away
  59. 2.614km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1448 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 6
  60. 1.614km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1447 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 1.614km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1478 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1479 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.821km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1479 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  4. 2.25km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1480 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.114km W of New Idria, CA · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.512km SE of Coalinga, CA · 1480 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.85km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.321km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1480 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 10
  9. 1.622km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1480 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 2.45km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.816km NW of Coalinga, CA · 1481 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.85km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1481 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 2.83km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1481 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 15
  14. 1.55km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1482 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  15. 2.79km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1482 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 36
  16. 2.321km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1483 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.65km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1483 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.022km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1483 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  19. 1.65km NNW of Aromas, CA · 1483 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  20. 1.95km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1483 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73783131. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:44 PM UTC.