California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 4km E of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 4km E of Pinnacles, CA on Tue, Oct 4, 2022, 12:21 AM PDT (07:21 UTC), 2 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
2.1 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-10-04 07:21:49 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.538° N, 121.098° 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, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 149 in the 60 days after this one and 91 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.522km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1462 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.710km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1462 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.928km WSW of Lopez Point, CA · 1461 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.72km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1461 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.76km SSW of Huron, CA · 1461 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.59km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1459 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.55km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1459 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.511km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1459 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.78km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.912km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1458 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.511km W of San Ardo, CA · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.812km NE of Hollister, CA · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 1.512km NNE of Cambria, CA · 1456 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.89km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 2.27km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1455 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.85km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1455 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  19. 1.710km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1454 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.66km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.811km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1453 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  22. 2.110km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1453 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  23. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1452 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  24. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.74km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1452 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1452 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  27. 2.215km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1450 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  29. 1.522km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1449 days ago · 18 km deep · 18 km away
  30. 2.614km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1448 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 6
  31. 1.614km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1448 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 2.217km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1446 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  33. 2.44km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1445 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 3
  34. 2.324km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1445 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  35. 2.310km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1445 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
  36. 2.415km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1444 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  37. 1.86km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1444 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  38. 1.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1443 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  39. 1.86km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1443 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  40. 2.69km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1443 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 17
  41. 1.69km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1443 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  42. 1.726km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1442 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  43. 1.99km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1442 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  44. 1.811km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1442 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.69km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1442 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  46. 1.816km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1441 days ago · 11 km deep · 13 km away
  47. 2.120km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1441 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  48. 1.616km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1441 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.916km NNW of New Idria, CA · 1441 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  50. 5.115km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 1441 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 24,205
  51. 2.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1441 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 474
  52. 1.515km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1441 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 39
  53. 2.416km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1441 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 10
  54. 2.015km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1440 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 14
  55. 1.617km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1440 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  56. 1.515km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1440 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  57. 2.116km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1440 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 4
  58. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1440 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  59. 1.915km NW of Coalinga, CA · 1440 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
  60. 2.023km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1440 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3

The first 60 of 149.

Before

  1. 2.08km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1463 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  2. 1.59km NNW of Avenal, CA · 1463 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.77km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1463 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.66km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1464 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.922km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1465 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1465 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  7. 1.62km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1466 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 2.22km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1466 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 2.010km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1468 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  10. 2.66km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1469 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 50
  11. 2.46km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1469 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 6
  12. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1469 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.94km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1470 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.020km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1470 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  15. 2.08km NE of San Martin, CA · 1471 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  16. 2.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1471 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.99km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1471 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 2.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1472 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.75km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1473 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 2.25km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1474 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73789221. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:25 AM UTC.