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M2.3 earthquake 11km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 11km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Tue, Sep 20, 2022, 12:27 AM PDT (07:27 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 12km NNE of Hollister, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-09-20 07:27:32 UTC
Depth
7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.463° N, 121.053° 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
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
44°
Stations used
64

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 130 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.38km N of Hollister, CA · 1476 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  2. 1.713km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1476 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.018km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1475 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.812km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1475 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 2.25km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1475 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 2.110km NNW of Cholame, CA · 1474 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.75km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1473 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1472 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.99km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1472 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  10. 2.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1471 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.08km NE of San Martin, CA · 1471 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 2.020km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1471 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.94km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1470 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  14. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1469 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.46km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1469 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 6
  16. 2.66km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1469 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 50
  17. 2.010km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1468 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 1.611km NE of Cambria, CA · 1468 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 2.22km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1467 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.62km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1466 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1465 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.922km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1465 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  23. 1.66km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1464 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.77km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1464 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.59km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1463 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.08km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1463 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  27. 2.14km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1462 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  28. 2.522km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1462 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.710km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1462 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.928km WSW of Lopez Point, CA · 1461 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  31. 1.72km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1461 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  32. 1.76km SSW of Huron, CA · 1461 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 1.59km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1459 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  34. 1.55km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1459 days ago · 9 km deep · 13 km away
  35. 1.511km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1459 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.78km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1459 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  37. 1.99km NW of Lemoore Station, CA · 1459 days ago · 25 km deep · 98 km away
  38. 1.912km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1458 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.511km W of San Ardo, CA · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  40. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  41. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.812km NE of Hollister, CA · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  43. 1.512km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1457 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  44. 1.89km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1456 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 2.27km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1455 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.711km N of Avenal, CA · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  47. 1.85km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1455 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  48. 1.710km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1454 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  49. 1.66km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.811km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1453 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.110km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1453 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  52. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1453 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  53. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1453 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 1.74km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1452 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  55. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1452 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1450 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 1.522km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1449 days ago · 18 km deep · 16 km away
  58. 2.614km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1448 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 6
  59. 1.614km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1448 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  60. 2.217km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1446 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of 130.

Before

  1. 1.55km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1477 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.76km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1477 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 3.37km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 73
  4. 2.53km W of Hollister, CA · 1477 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 7
  5. 1.813km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1478 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.07km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 1478 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.94km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1478 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 1.614km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1478 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1479 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.821km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1480 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.25km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1480 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 2.114km W of New Idria, CA · 1480 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.512km SE of Coalinga, CA · 1480 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.85km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1481 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 3.321km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1481 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 10
  16. 1.622km SW of Los Banos, CA · 1481 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 2.45km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1481 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.816km NW of Coalinga, CA · 1482 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.85km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1482 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 2.83km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1482 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 15

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73783771. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:03 PM UTC.