California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11km N of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11km N of Pinnacles, CA on Fri, Oct 7, 2022, 2:50 PM PDT (21:50 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-10-07 21:50:28 UTC
Depth
9.9 km (6.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.633° N, 121.162° W
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
25

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 72 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.912km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1458 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.511km W of San Ardo, CA · 1458 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.812km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1458 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1457 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  6. 1.812km NE of Hollister, CA · 1456 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  7. 1.89km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1455 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 2.115km ENE of Seven Trees, CA · 1455 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 2.27km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1455 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.85km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1455 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  11. 1.710km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1454 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.66km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1454 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.811km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1452 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.110km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1452 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1452 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.511km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  17. 1.74km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1451 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1451 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  19. 2.215km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1451 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.813km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1450 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  21. 1.522km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1449 days ago · 18 km deep · 26 km away
  22. 2.614km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1448 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  23. 1.614km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1448 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
  24. 1.63km SSW of Monte Sereno, CA · 1446 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  25. 2.217km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 1446 days ago · 11 km deep · 46 km away
  26. 2.510km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1445 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 12
  27. 2.44km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1445 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 3
  28. 2.324km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1445 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 2.413km WSW of Santa Cruz, CA · 1444 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 59
  30. 2.310km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1444 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
  31. 2.415km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1444 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.86km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1443 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  33. 1.714km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1443 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  34. 1.86km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1443 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  35. 2.69km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1442 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 17
  36. 1.69km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1442 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 1.726km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1442 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  38. 1.811km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1442 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.69km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 1441 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.816km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1441 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  41. 2.120km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1441 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
  42. 1.616km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 1441 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.916km NNW of New Idria, CA · 1441 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  44. 5.115km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 24,205
  45. 2.915km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1440 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 474
  46. 2.211km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 108
  47. 1.515km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1440 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 39
  48. 2.416km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1440 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 10
  49. 3.515km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 372
  50. 2.015km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1440 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 14
  51. 1.615km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  52. 2.714km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 1440 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 55
  53. 1.617km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1440 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 2
  54. 1.515km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1440 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  55. 2.116km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1440 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  56. 2.111km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1439 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  57. 1.915km NW of Coalinga, CA · 1439 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  58. 2.023km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1439 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 3
  59. 1.622km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1439 days ago · 13 km deep · 14 km away
  60. 2.315km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1439 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 147.

Before

  1. 1.55km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1458 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.59km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1459 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.72km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1461 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 2.522km NE of San Ardo, CA · 1461 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.14km E of Pinnacles, CA · 1462 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.08km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1462 days ago · 11 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.77km SW of Gilroy, CA · 1463 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.66km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1464 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.922km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1465 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.612km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1465 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.62km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1466 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.22km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1466 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.010km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1468 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 2.66km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1468 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 50
  15. 2.46km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1468 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 6
  16. 1.96km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1469 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.94km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1469 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  18. 2.020km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1470 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 2.08km NE of San Martin, CA · 1470 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  20. 2.54km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1471 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 3

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73790606. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:51 AM UTC.