M1.6 earthquake 4 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 4:52 PM PST

UTC

2025-12-18 00:52:00 UTC

Depth

2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.502° N, 121.120° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

67°

Stations used

33

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast20 kmENE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast52 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast377 kmNW

After

1. 2.79 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAThu, Dec 18, 1:52 AM PST · 290 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 14
2. 2.110 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAThu, Dec 18, 1:53 AM PST · 290 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
3. 3.320 km NE of San Lucas, CAFri, Dec 19, 11:51 PM PST · 288 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
4. 2.311 km SSW of Lake Nacimiento, CASat, Dec 20, 8:09 AM PST · 288 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
5. 1.613 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASat, Dec 20, 4:42 PM PST · 288 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
6. 2.04 km S of San Juan Bautista, CASat, Dec 20, 8:45 PM PST · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
7. 3.34 km WSW of Ridgemark, CASun, Dec 21, 12:40 PM PST · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 40
8. 1.95 km SW of Ridgemark, CASun, Dec 21, 12:50 PM PST · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
9. 1.85 km SW of Ridgemark, CASun, Dec 21, 1:35 PM PST · 287 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
10. 2.15 km SW of Ridgemark, CASun, Dec 21, 2:05 PM PST · 287 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
11. 1.83 km N of Pinnacles, CASun, Dec 21, 2:52 PM PST · 287 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
12. 2.65 km SW of Ridgemark, CASun, Dec 21, 3:03 PM PST · 287 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
13. 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, CASun, Dec 21, 11:03 PM PST · 286 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
14. 3.316 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Dec 22, 3:32 PM PST · 286 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 11
15. 1.78 km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Dec 22, 4:07 PM PST · 286 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
16. 1.85 km SW of Ridgemark, CAMon, Dec 22, 7:19 PM PST · 286 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
17. 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, CAMon, Dec 22, 7:50 PM PST · 285 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
18. 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, CATue, Dec 23, 5:56 AM PST · 285 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
19. 2.55 km SW of Ridgemark, CAWed, Dec 24, 4:31 AM PST · 284 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
20. 2.320 km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Dec 24, 5:16 AM PST · 284 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
21. 1.917 km NNE of Coalinga, CAWed, Dec 24, 6:10 AM PST · 284 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
22. 1.76 km NNW of Hollister, CAThu, Dec 25, 12:48 AM PST · 283 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
23. 2.210 km NNW of Avenal, CAFri, Dec 26, 1:55 PM PST · 282 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
24. 2.59 km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Dec 26, 2:35 PM PST · 282 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
25. 2.510 km NNW of Avenal, CAFri, Dec 26, 7:33 PM PST · 282 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
26. 1.85 km SW of Ridgemark, CAFri, Dec 26, 9:03 PM PST · 281 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
27. 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, CASat, Dec 27, 4:14 AM PST · 281 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
28. 2.318 km NNW of New Idria, CASat, Dec 27, 1:53 PM PST · 281 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
29. 1.75 km S of San Juan Bautista, CASun, Dec 28, 6:26 AM PST · 280 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
30. 2.114 km SW of Cantua Creek, CASun, Dec 28, 10:05 AM PST · 280 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
31. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 1, 11:39 AM PST · 276 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
32. 2.63 km ESE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jan 3, 6:09 AM PST · 274 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
33. 2.84 km N of Corralitos, CASun, Jan 4, 1:14 PM PST · 273 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 559
34. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Jan 4, 11:13 PM PST · 272 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
35. 2.110 km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jan 5, 12:14 AM PST · 272 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
36. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, CAMon, Jan 5, 9:10 PM PST · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
37. 1.51 km SSW of Huron, CAMon, Jan 5, 11:31 PM PST · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
38. 1.714 km NW of Parkfield, CATue, Jan 6, 5:06 AM PST · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
39. 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jan 6, 11:46 AM PST · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
40. 2.31 km E of Huron, CATue, Jan 6, 7:09 PM PST · 271 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
41. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Jan 7, 12:48 PM PST · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
42. 1.95 km SW of Ridgemark, CASat, Jan 10, 10:10 PM PST · 266 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
43. 1.64 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 11, 10:59 AM PST · 266 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
44. 2.48 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 11, 8:42 PM PST · 265 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
45. 2.07 km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jan 12, 7:34 AM PST · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
46. 1.55 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jan 12, 11:24 AM PST · 265 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
47. 2.713 km NNW of San Simeon, CATue, Jan 13, 5:07 AM PST · 264 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
48. 1.924 km ENE of San Ardo, CAWed, Jan 14, 8:06 PM PST · 262 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
49. 1.924 km E of San Ardo, CAWed, Jan 14, 10:11 PM PST · 262 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
50. 3.414 km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 15, 6:24 PM PST · 262 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 13
51. 1.913 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Jan 16, 10:47 AM PST · 261 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
52. 2.610 km NNW of Avenal, CAFri, Jan 16, 1:12 PM PST · 261 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
53. 2.710 km NNW of Avenal, CAFri, Jan 16, 2:07 PM PST · 261 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
54. 2.610 km NNW of Avenal, CAFri, Jan 16, 7:40 PM PST · 261 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
55. 2.811 km NNW of Avenal, CASat, Jan 17, 1:34 AM PST · 260 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
56. 3.214 km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jan 17, 5:53 AM PST · 260 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 2
57. 2.215 km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jan 17, 6:12 AM PST · 260 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
58. 1.815 km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jan 17, 7:04 AM PST · 260 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
59. 2.215 km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jan 17, 4:30 PM PST · 260 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
60. 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, CASun, Jan 18, 8:56 PM PST · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2

The first 60 of 124.

Before

1. 1.815 km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Dec 17, 1:08 AM PST · 291 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
2. 1.99 km E of Gilroy, CAMon, Dec 15, 5:00 AM PST · 293 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.517 km SSW of Gustine, CASat, Dec 13, 5:55 PM PST · 295 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.93 km SSW of San Juan Bautista, CAFri, Dec 12, 3:44 PM PST · 296 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.722 km ENE of San Ardo, CAFri, Dec 12, 3:18 AM PST · 296 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
6. 2.29 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAThu, Dec 11, 7:33 PM PST · 297 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
7. 2.49 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAThu, Dec 11, 5:57 PM PST · 297 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
8. 3.19 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAThu, Dec 11, 5:19 PM PST · 297 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 17
9. 1.816 km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Dec 11, 5:56 AM PST · 297 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
10. 1.923 km S of Lopez Point, CAThu, Dec 11, 1:59 AM PST · 297 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
11. 2.07 km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Dec 10, 7:58 PM PST · 297 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
12. 2.23 km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Dec 9, 9:28 PM PST · 298 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
13. 1.67 km S of Gilroy, CATue, Dec 9, 5:59 PM PST · 299 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.65 km SW of Tres Pinos, CATue, Dec 9, 2:58 AM PST · 299 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
15. 2.03 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Dec 9, 2:49 AM PST · 299 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
16. 2.218 km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Dec 7, 11:43 AM PST · 301 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
17. 2.518 km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Dec 7, 11:10 AM PST · 301 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
18. 2.418 km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Dec 7, 10:51 AM PST · 301 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
19. 2.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Dec 7, 10:51 AM PST · 301 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
20. 1.710 km ESE of Gilroy, CASun, Dec 7, 8:09 AM PST · 301 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75281781. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:12 PM UTC.