California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 16km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, Dec 18, 2022, 2:44 AM PST (10:44 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2022-12-18 10:44:42 UTC
Depth
5.7 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.646° N, 121.260° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
32

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 142 in the 60 days after this one and 69 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.111km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1387 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 1.620km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1385 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.918km SE of New Idria, CA · 1385 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.616km N of Coalinga, CA · 1385 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.910km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1385 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.515km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1384 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.64km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1384 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  8. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1383 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 2.04km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1383 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.64km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1383 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.519km WSW of Gustine, CA · 1383 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.69km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1382 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  13. 1.77km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 1381 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  14. 1.74km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1381 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.710km NE of San Martin, CA · 1381 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.410km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1381 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.021km NNW of New Idria, CA · 1381 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.620km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 1380 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 2.021km WSW of Los Banos, CA · 1378 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.89km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  21. 2.38km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1378 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  22. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1377 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  23. 1.69km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  24. 1.623km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1377 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  25. 1.97km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  26. 1.620km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 1377 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  27. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1376 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  28. 1.64km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  29. 2.01km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1374 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  30. 2.728km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1374 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  31. 1.69km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1374 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  32. 1.89km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1374 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  33. 2.49km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  34. 1.710km E of Alum Rock, CA · 1373 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  35. 3.19km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 27
  36. 3.99km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 272
  37. 2.19km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
  38. 2.624km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1373 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  39. 2.125km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  40. 2.220km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1373 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 2.09km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  42. 1.69km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  43. 1.62km SSW of Hollister, CA · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  44. 1.86km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1371 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  45. 2.06km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1371 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  46. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  47. 1.725km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1371 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  48. 2.619km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1371 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  49. 2.017km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1370 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  50. 1.617km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1370 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 2.316km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  52. 1.824km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1368 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
  53. 2.310km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1368 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
  54. 1.92km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1367 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  55. 2.58km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 1367 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 7
  56. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1366 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  57. 2.215km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1365 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 3
  59. 2.19km NE of San Martin, CA · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  60. 1.622km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away

The first 60 of 142.

Before

  1. 1.58km E of Gilroy, CA · 1388 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.015km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1388 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.526km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1388 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 2.116km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1389 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.312km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1389 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.013km E of Tres Pinos, CA · 1389 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.113km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1389 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 1.913km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1389 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 2.04km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1391 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 1.65km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1391 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.03km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1391 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.618km WSW of Westley, CA · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 2.616km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1391 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.011km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1392 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.96km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1392 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.112km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1392 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.710km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1392 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 3.310km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1392 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 21
  19. 1.917km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1393 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.82km E of Aromas, CA · 1393 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73820201. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:01 PM UTC.