California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 4km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 4km NNW of Pinnacles, CA on Wed, Dec 28, 2022, 7:07 PM PST (03:07 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2022-12-29 03:07:49 UTC
Depth
7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.562° N, 121.156° 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
±0.23
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
116°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 150 in the 60 days after this one and 68 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.64km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 2.01km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1374 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.728km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 1374 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.69km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1374 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.89km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1374 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.49km ENE of San Martin, CA · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 2
  7. 3.19km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 27
  8. 3.99km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 272
  9. 2.19km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1373 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 5
  10. 2.624km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1373 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.125km NW of San Simeon, CA · 1373 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 2.220km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1373 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 2.09km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1373 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.69km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.62km SSW of Hollister, CA · 1372 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.69km W of Huron, CA · 1371 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.86km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1371 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.06km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1371 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.07km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1371 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  20. 1.725km NW of Parkfield, CA · 1371 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
  21. 2.619km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 1370 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.96km ENE of San Miguel, CA · 1370 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  23. 2.017km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1370 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  24. 1.617km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1370 days ago · 4 km deep · 14 km away
  25. 2.316km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1370 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  26. 1.58km NE of San Simeon, CA · 1368 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 1.824km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 1368 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  28. 2.310km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 1368 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.92km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1367 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  30. 1.77km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1365 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  31. 2.215km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1365 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  32. 2.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  33. 2.19km NE of San Martin, CA · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.622km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1365 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  35. 1.67km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 1365 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  36. 2.83km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1364 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 27
  37. 2.315km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 1364 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  38. 2.13km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1364 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  39. 1.723km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 1363 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
  40. 3.03km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1363 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 26
  41. 1.512km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1363 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  42. 1.67km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1363 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  43. 2.24km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1362 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  44. 2.112km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 1362 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 2.516km WNW of Lopez Point, CA · 1359 days ago · 18 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  46. 2.416km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1359 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  47. 1.99km NE of Gilroy, CA · 1359 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  48. 2.34km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1358 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 5
  49. 1.724km NE of King City, CA · 1358 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.511km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1356 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  51. 1.610km NE of Coalinga, CA · 1356 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.84km ESE of Tres Pinos, CA · 1355 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  53. 1.59km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 1355 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  54. 3.64km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1355 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 218
  55. 1.84km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1355 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 5
  56. 3.24km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1355 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 18
  57. 2.55km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1355 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.35km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1355 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  59. 2.210km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1355 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  60. 1.64km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 1354 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away

The first 60 of 150.

Before

  1. 1.97km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 1377 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.623km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 1377 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.69km N of Pinnacles, CA · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.64km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1377 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.38km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1378 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.89km NNW of Hollister, CA · 1378 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.021km WSW of Los Banos, CA · 1378 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.620km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 1380 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 2.021km NNW of New Idria, CA · 1380 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 2.410km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1380 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.710km NE of San Martin, CA · 1381 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.74km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1381 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.77km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 1381 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.69km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 1381 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.519km WSW of Gustine, CA · 1383 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  16. 1.64km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 1383 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.04km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1383 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.712km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1383 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 1.64km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 1383 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.515km E of Seven Trees, CA · 1384 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc73826216. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:37 AM UTC.