California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 9 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 9 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Nov 27, 2025, 10:31 AM PST (18:31 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 5 km S of San Juan Bautista, 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
2025-11-27 18:31:14 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.561° N, 121.055° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
40

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 129 in the 60 days after this one and 56 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.76 km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 312 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 24
  2. 3.76 km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 312 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 53
  3. 4.05 km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 312 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 417 · tsunami flag
  4. 1.75 km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 311 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.09 km E of Gilroy, CA · 311 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  6. 3.25 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 311 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 124
  7. 2.55 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 311 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.55 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 311 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.99 km E of Gilroy, CA · 311 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.85 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 310 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 24
  11. 2.412 km N of Coalinga, CA · 309 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  12. 2.25 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 309 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.612 km W of Huron, CA · 309 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.19 km NE of Gilroy, CA · 309 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 2.03 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 308 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.513 km WSW of Parkfield, CA · 308 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 1.97 km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 308 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  18. 2.112 km NE of Coalinga, CA · 307 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.31 km W of Madera, CA · 306 days ago · 21 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.53 km ENE of Aromas, CA · 306 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  21. 1.510 km NNE of San Martin, CA · 305 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  22. 2.621 km NNE of San Simeon, CA · 305 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 3
  23. 1.610 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 305 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
  24. 1.920 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 304 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
  25. 1.611 km ESE of San Ardo, CA · 303 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  26. 2.09 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 302 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
  27. 1.725 km SSW of Los Banos, CA · 302 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  28. 1.710 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 302 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 302 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  30. 2.418 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 302 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  31. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 302 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  32. 2.218 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 302 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  33. 2.03 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 300 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.65 km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 300 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  35. 1.67 km S of Gilroy, CA · 299 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 2.23 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 299 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  37. 2.07 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 298 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.923 km S of Lopez Point, CA · 298 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.816 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 298 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  40. 3.19 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 297 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 17
  41. 2.49 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 297 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  42. 2.29 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 297 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  43. 1.722 km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 297 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.93 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 296 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.517 km SSW of Gustine, CA · 295 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  46. 1.99 km E of Gilroy, CA · 294 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.815 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 292 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  48. 1.64 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 291 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  49. 2.79 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 291 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 14
  50. 2.110 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 291 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  51. 3.320 km NE of San Lucas, CA · 289 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 5
  52. 1.613 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 288 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
  53. 2.04 km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 288 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  54. 3.34 km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 288 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 40
  55. 1.95 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 288 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  56. 1.85 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 288 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  57. 2.15 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 288 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  58. 1.83 km N of Pinnacles, CA · 288 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  59. 2.65 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 288 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away

The first 60 of 129.

Before

  1. 1.68 km E of Gilroy, CA · 313 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.69 km E of Gilroy, CA · 313 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.88 km E of Gilroy, CA · 313 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
  4. 3.69 km E of Gilroy, CA · 313 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 174
  5. 2.79 km E of Gilroy, CA · 313 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 30
  6. 4.08 km E of Gilroy, CA · 313 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 920 · tsunami flag
  7. 2.16 km N of Corralitos, CA · 313 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.76 km NNE of Corralitos, CA · 313 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.56 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 314 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.927 km S of Lopez Point, CA · 314 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 2.212 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 314 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away
  12. 2.512 km W of Huron, CA · 314 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.412 km W of Huron, CA · 314 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.67 km NE of Ridgemark, CA · 314 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 1.912 km N of Coalinga, CA · 314 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.34 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 315 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 3.28 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 315 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 9
  18. 1.616 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 315 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.312 km E of Cantua Creek, CA · 315 days ago · 22 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.816 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 316 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75270401. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:50 AM UTC.