M1.7 earthquake 13 km SE of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 13 km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Tue, Jan 20, 2026, 9:09 AM PST (17:09 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.4 10 km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-01-20 17:09:27 UTC
- Depth
- -0.2 km (-0.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.439° N, 121.056° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 61°
- Stations used
- 39
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 137 in the 60 days after this one and 60 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.83 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.819 km NNE of New Idria, CA · 256 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.510 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 256 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.025 km E of San Ardo, CA · 256 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.64 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.110 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 255 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
- 1.65 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.39 km N of Cambria, CA · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.88 km N of Cambria, CA · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.831 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 254 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.86 km WNW of Coalinga, CA · 254 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.05 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.811 km ENE of San Simeon, CA · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.28 km N of Cambria, CA · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.617 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 253 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.71 km W of Pinnacles, CA · 253 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
- 1.74 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 251 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.415 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 249 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 249 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.02 km ENE of Aromas, CA · 248 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.810 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 248 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.114 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 248 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.714 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 247 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.62 km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 247 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 246 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.926 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 246 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 1.525 km SE of Lopez Point, CA · 245 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
- 2.76 km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 82
- 1.86 km SSW of Gilroy, CA · 245 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
- 2.717 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.617 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.817 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 244 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
- 2.717 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 8
- 1.82 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 243 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
- 2.02 km W of Parkfield, CA · 242 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.82 km W of Parkfield, CA · 242 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.715 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 242 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
- 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 242 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.430 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.717 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 240 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.431 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 240 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.61 km ENE of Huron, CA · 239 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.824 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 238 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.65 km ENE of San Simeon, CA · 237 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.32 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 237 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
- 1.711 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.810 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 236 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.82 km ESE of Huron, CA · 235 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.89 km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 235 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.55 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
- 3.15 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 36
- 2.55 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 235 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 3
- 2.06 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 235 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.38 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 235 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.04 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 233 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.515 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 233 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.729 km S of Lopez Point, CA · 232 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.913 km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 232 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.02 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 230 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.716 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 230 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
The first 60 of 137.
Before
- 1.64 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.615 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 257 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
- 1.78 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.713 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 258 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.615 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.712 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 258 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 2
- 2.215 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 259 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.815 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 260 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.215 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 260 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 3.214 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 260 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
- 2.811 km NNW of Avenal, CA · 260 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
- 2.610 km NNW of Avenal, CA · 260 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
- 2.710 km NNW of Avenal, CA · 260 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
- 2.610 km NNW of Avenal, CA · 260 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
- 1.913 km NNE of Tres Pinos, CA · 260 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 3.414 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 261 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 13
- 1.924 km E of San Ardo, CA · 262 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.924 km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 262 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.713 km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 264 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
- 1.55 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 264 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75298826. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:56 AM UTC.