M1.9 earthquake 10 km SE of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Tue, Jan 6, 2026, 11:46 AM PST (19:46 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 14 km S of Tres Pinos, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-06 19:46:46 UTC
- Depth
- 6.6 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.459° N, 121.080° W
- Region
- California
- 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
- ±0.24
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 in the 60 days after this one and 54 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.31 km E of Huron, CA · 270 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.95 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 266 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.64 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 266 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.48 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 265 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.07 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.55 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 265 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.713 km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 264 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
- 1.924 km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 262 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.924 km E of San Ardo, CA · 262 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
- 3.414 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 261 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 13
- 1.913 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 261 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.610 km NNW of Avenal, CA · 261 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
- 2.710 km NNW of Avenal, CA · 261 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.610 km NNW of Avenal, CA · 260 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
- 2.811 km NNW of Avenal, CA · 260 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
- 3.214 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 260 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
- 2.215 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 260 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.815 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 260 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.215 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
- 1.615 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 258 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.78 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.615 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 2
- 1.64 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.713 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 257 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.83 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.819 km NNE of New Idria, CA · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.510 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.025 km E of San Ardo, CA · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.64 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.110 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
- 1.65 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.39 km N of Cambria, CA · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.88 km N of Cambria, CA · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.831 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 254 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.86 km WNW of Coalinga, CA · 254 days ago · 14 km deep · 68 km away
- 2.05 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.811 km ENE of San Simeon, CA · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.28 km N of Cambria, CA · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.617 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.71 km W of Pinnacles, CA · 253 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
- 1.74 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 252 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.415 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
- 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 249 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
- 2.02 km ENE of Aromas, CA · 249 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.810 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 248 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.114 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.714 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.62 km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.926 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 246 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.525 km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.76 km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 82
- 1.86 km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.717 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.617 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.817 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 244 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
- 2.717 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 8
The first 60 of 125.
Before
- 1.714 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.51 km SSW of Huron, CA · 271 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.110 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 272 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 272 days ago · -1 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.84 km N of Corralitos, CA · 273 days ago · 13 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 559
- 2.63 km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 274 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
- 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 276 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.114 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 280 days ago · 13 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.75 km S of San Juan Bautista, CA · 280 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.318 km NNW of New Idria, CA · 281 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 281 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
- 1.85 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 281 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.510 km NNW of Avenal, CA · 281 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 2.59 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 281 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.210 km NNW of Avenal, CA · 282 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.76 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 283 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.917 km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 284 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
- 2.320 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 284 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.55 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 284 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75291691. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:40 AM UTC.