California earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 3km NNE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 3km NNE of Pinnacles, CA on Fri, Dec 9, 2022, 11:48 AM PST (19:48 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 9km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-12-09 19:48:21 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.557° N, 121.126° 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, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
124°
Stations used
58

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 157 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1395 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.86km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1395 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.56km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1395 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.510km E of Gilroy, CA · 1395 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.916km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1394 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.120km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1394 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  7. 1.610km W of San Ardo, CA · 1394 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.615km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1394 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.82km E of Aromas, CA · 1393 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.917km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1393 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  11. 3.310km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1392 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 21
  12. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1392 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 2.112km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1392 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  14. 1.96km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1392 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.011km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1391 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 2.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.03km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1391 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.65km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1391 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 2.04km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1391 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.913km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1389 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1389 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 2.013km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1389 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.312km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1389 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
  24. 2.116km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1389 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.526km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1388 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  26. 2.015km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1388 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.58km E of Gilroy, CA · 1387 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  28. 1.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1387 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  29. 2.111km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1387 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 1.620km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1385 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 1.918km SE of New Idria, CA · 1385 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.616km N of Coalinga, CA · 1385 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
  33. 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.515km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1384 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.64km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1384 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  36. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1383 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  37. 2.04km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1383 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.64km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1383 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.519km WSW of Gustine, CA · 1383 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 1.69km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1382 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.77km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 1381 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  42. 1.74km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1381 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  43. 1.710km NE of San Martin, CA · 1381 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  44. 2.410km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1381 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  45. 2.021km NNW of New Idria, CA · 1381 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  46. 1.620km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 1380 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  47. 2.021km WSW of Los Banos, CA · 1378 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  48. 1.89km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  49. 2.38km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1378 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1377 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  51. 1.69km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  52. 1.623km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1377 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  53. 1.97km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  54. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  55. 1.64km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  56. 2.01km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1374 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  57. 2.728km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1374 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.69km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1374 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  59. 1.89km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1374 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
  60. 2.49km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 157.

Before

  1. 2.64km ESE of Aromas, CA · 1397 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 18
  2. 1.616km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1398 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 2.112km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 1398 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.613km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 1400 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1,267
  5. 2.410km NW of Avenal, CA · 1400 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.625km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1400 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.86km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 1400 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.732km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1401 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.620km NE of San Lucas, CA · 1403 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  10. 1.59km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1403 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  11. 2.04km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1404 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  12. 1.68km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1404 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.62km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1404 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.86km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1405 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.68km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 1405 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  16. 1.617km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1406 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  17. 2.43km SSE of Parkfield, CA · 1406 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.42km E of Lopez Point, CA · 1408 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  19. 1.81km W of Tres Pinos, CA · 1408 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  20. 1.828km NNW of New Idria, CA · 1408 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73816701. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:09 PM UTC.