M1.5 earthquake 5 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Mon, Jan 12, 2026, 11:24 AM PST

UTC

2026-01-12 19:24:44 UTC

Depth

9.3 km (5.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.576° N, 121.167° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

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

72°

Stations used

35

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast22 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast45 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast386 kmNW

After

1. 2.713 km NNW of San Simeon, CATue, Jan 13, 5:07 AM PST · 264 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
2. 1.924 km ENE of San Ardo, CAWed, Jan 14, 8:06 PM PST · 262 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
3. 1.924 km E of San Ardo, CAWed, Jan 14, 10:11 PM PST · 262 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
4. 3.414 km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 15, 6:24 PM PST · 261 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 13
5. 1.913 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Jan 16, 10:47 AM PST · 261 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
6. 3.214 km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jan 17, 5:53 AM PST · 260 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
7. 2.215 km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jan 17, 6:12 AM PST · 260 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
8. 1.815 km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jan 17, 7:04 AM PST · 260 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
9. 2.215 km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, Jan 17, 4:30 PM PST · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
10. 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, CASun, Jan 18, 8:56 PM PST · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
11. 1.615 km S of Tres Pinos, CASun, Jan 18, 10:11 PM PST · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
12. 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jan 19, 2:32 AM PST · 258 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
13. 1.78 km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jan 19, 12:08 PM PST · 258 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
14. 2.615 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Jan 19, 8:34 PM PST · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
15. 1.64 km NNE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jan 20, 7:04 AM PST · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
16. 1.713 km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jan 20, 9:09 AM PST · 257 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
17. 1.83 km NNE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jan 20, 10:22 AM PST · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
18. 1.819 km NNE of New Idria, CATue, Jan 20, 11:48 AM PST · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
19. 1.510 km SSW of Ridgemark, CATue, Jan 20, 3:46 PM PST · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
20. 2.025 km E of San Ardo, CAWed, Jan 21, 1:45 AM PST · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
21. 1.64 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CAWed, Jan 21, 2:36 PM PST · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
22. 2.110 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAWed, Jan 21, 7:06 PM PST · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
23. 1.65 km SSE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 21, 10:08 PM PST · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
24. 1.831 km SW of South Dos Palos, CAThu, Jan 22, 2:29 PM PST · 254 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
25. 1.86 km WNW of Coalinga, CAThu, Jan 22, 4:28 PM PST · 254 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
26. 2.05 km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 22, 7:55 PM PST · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
27. 1.617 km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Jan 23, 1:04 PM PST · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
28. 1.71 km W of Pinnacles, CASat, Jan 24, 1:29 AM PST · 253 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
29. 1.74 km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 25, 11:01 AM PST · 252 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
30. 2.415 km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Jan 28, 12:11 AM PST · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
31. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Jan 28, 7:14 AM PST · 249 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
32. 2.02 km ENE of Aromas, CAWed, Jan 28, 11:07 AM PST · 249 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
33. 1.810 km NW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 28, 3:21 PM PST · 248 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
34. 2.114 km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 29, 5:21 AM PST · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
35. 1.714 km E of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 29, 10:33 AM PST · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
36. 1.62 km WNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 29, 3:50 PM PST · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
37. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, CAFri, Jan 30, 3:13 PM PST · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
38. 1.926 km NW of San Simeon, CASat, Jan 31, 9:42 AM PST · 246 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
39. 1.525 km SE of Lopez Point, CASun, Feb 1, 12:48 AM PST · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
40. 2.76 km SSW of Gilroy, CASun, Feb 1, 6:27 AM PST · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 82
41. 1.86 km SSW of Gilroy, CASun, Feb 1, 6:37 AM PST · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
42. 2.717 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Feb 2, 4:13 AM PST · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
43. 1.617 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Feb 2, 4:15 AM PST · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
44. 1.817 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Feb 2, 8:50 AM PST · 244 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
45. 2.717 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Feb 2, 9:49 AM PST · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 8
46. 1.82 km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 2, 9:58 PM PST · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
47. 2.02 km W of Parkfield, CATue, Feb 3, 2:11 PM PST · 242 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
48. 2.82 km W of Parkfield, CATue, Feb 3, 2:16 PM PST · 242 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
49. 1.715 km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Feb 3, 4:58 PM PST · 242 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
50. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Feb 4, 8:35 AM PST · 242 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
51. 2.430 km ENE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Feb 5, 12:48 PM PST · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
52. 1.717 km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 5, 3:12 PM PST · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
53. 2.431 km ENE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Feb 5, 3:48 PM PST · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
54. 1.824 km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Feb 7, 5:38 PM PST · 238 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
55. 2.32 km E of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 9, 3:15 AM PST · 237 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
56. 1.711 km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 9, 10:23 AM PST · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
57. 1.810 km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 9, 2:32 PM PST · 236 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
58. 1.89 km ESE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 11, 3:06 AM PST · 235 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away
59. 2.55 km SW of Ridgemark, CAWed, Feb 11, 3:30 AM PST · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 3
60. 3.15 km SW of Ridgemark, CAWed, Feb 11, 3:34 AM PST · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 36

The first 60 of 116.

Before

1. 2.07 km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jan 12, 7:34 AM PST · 265 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.48 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 11, 8:42 PM PST · 265 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.64 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 11, 10:59 AM PST · 266 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
4. 1.95 km SW of Ridgemark, CASat, Jan 10, 10:10 PM PST · 266 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
5. 1.917 km WSW of Patterson, CAWed, Jan 7, 8:34 PM PST · 269 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
6. 1.813 km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Jan 7, 12:48 PM PST · 270 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
7. 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jan 6, 11:46 AM PST · 271 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
8. 1.714 km NW of Parkfield, CATue, Jan 6, 5:06 AM PST · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.624 km ENE of San Ardo, CAMon, Jan 5, 9:10 PM PST · 271 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
10. 2.110 km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Jan 5, 12:14 AM PST · 272 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
11. 1.721 km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Jan 4, 11:13 PM PST · 272 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
12. 2.84 km N of Corralitos, CASun, Jan 4, 1:14 PM PST · 273 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 559
13. 2.63 km ESE of Pinnacles, CASat, Jan 3, 6:09 AM PST · 274 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 2
14. 2.215 km E of Seven Trees, CAThu, Jan 1, 11:13 PM PST · 275 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 1, 11:39 AM PST · 276 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
16. 2.114 km SW of Cantua Creek, CASun, Dec 28, 10:05 AM PST · 280 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
17. 1.75 km S of San Juan Bautista, CASun, Dec 28, 6:26 AM PST · 280 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
18. 2.318 km NNW of New Idria, CASat, Dec 27, 1:53 PM PST · 280 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
19. 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, CASat, Dec 27, 4:14 AM PST · 281 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
20. 1.85 km SW of Ridgemark, CAFri, Dec 26, 9:03 PM PST · 281 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75294716. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.