M1.6 earthquake 2 km WNW of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Jan 29, 2026, 3:50 PM PST

UTC

2026-01-29 23:50:13 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.541° N, 121.168° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.20

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

67°

Stations used

35

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast19 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast46 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast383 kmNW

After

1. 2.08 km ENE of Gilroy, CAFri, Jan 30, 3:13 PM PST · 247 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
2. 1.926 km NW of San Simeon, CASat, Jan 31, 9:42 AM PST · 246 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
3. 1.525 km SE of Lopez Point, CASun, Feb 1, 12:48 AM PST · 246 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
4. 2.76 km SSW of Gilroy, CASun, Feb 1, 6:27 AM PST · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 82
5. 1.86 km SSW of Gilroy, CASun, Feb 1, 6:37 AM PST · 246 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
6. 2.717 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Feb 2, 4:13 AM PST · 245 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
7. 1.617 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Feb 2, 4:15 AM PST · 245 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
8. 1.817 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Feb 2, 8:50 AM PST · 244 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
9. 2.717 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Feb 2, 9:49 AM PST · 244 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 8
10. 1.82 km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 2, 9:58 PM PST · 244 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
11. 2.02 km W of Parkfield, CATue, Feb 3, 2:11 PM PST · 243 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.82 km W of Parkfield, CATue, Feb 3, 2:16 PM PST · 243 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.715 km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Feb 3, 4:58 PM PST · 243 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.014 km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Feb 4, 8:35 AM PST · 242 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
15. 2.430 km ENE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Feb 5, 12:48 PM PST · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
16. 1.717 km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 5, 3:12 PM PST · 241 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
17. 2.431 km ENE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Feb 5, 3:48 PM PST · 241 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
18. 1.824 km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Feb 7, 5:38 PM PST · 239 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
19. 1.65 km ENE of San Simeon, CASun, Feb 8, 10:52 PM PST · 238 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
20. 2.32 km E of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 9, 3:15 AM PST · 238 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
21. 1.711 km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 9, 10:23 AM PST · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
22. 1.810 km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Feb 9, 2:32 PM PST · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
23. 1.89 km ESE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 11, 3:06 AM PST · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
24. 2.55 km SW of Ridgemark, CAWed, Feb 11, 3:30 AM PST · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
25. 3.15 km SW of Ridgemark, CAWed, Feb 11, 3:34 AM PST · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 36
26. 2.55 km SW of Ridgemark, CAWed, Feb 11, 3:37 AM PST · 236 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
27. 2.06 km SW of Ridgemark, CAWed, Feb 11, 3:39 AM PST · 236 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
28. 2.38 km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 11, 4:55 AM PST · 236 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
29. 2.04 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 13, 6:39 AM PST · 234 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
30. 1.515 km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Feb 13, 9:35 AM PST · 233 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
31. 1.729 km S of Lopez Point, CASat, Feb 14, 1:19 AM PST · 233 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
32. 2.913 km NNW of San Simeon, CASat, Feb 14, 7:27 AM PST · 232 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
33. 2.02 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Feb 15, 10:55 PM PST · 231 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
34. 2.716 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Feb 16, 4:52 AM PST · 231 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
35. 1.632 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CAMon, Feb 16, 6:20 AM PST · 231 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
36. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Feb 16, 2:04 PM PST · 230 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
37. 2.814 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Feb 16, 4:19 PM PST · 230 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 2
38. 2.73 km SE of Aromas, CAMon, Feb 16, 5:15 PM PST · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
39. 2.43 km SE of Aromas, CAMon, Feb 16, 5:16 PM PST · 230 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
40. 2.72 km ESE of San Martin, CATue, Feb 17, 11:33 AM PST · 229 days ago · 23 km deep · 71 km away
41. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Feb 18, 7:05 AM PST · 228 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
42. 1.96 km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Feb 19, 12:14 AM PST · 228 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
43. 1.724 km ENE of San Ardo, CAThu, Feb 19, 12:27 AM PST · 228 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
44. 1.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Feb 19, 6:29 PM PST · 227 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
45. 2.023 km ENE of San Ardo, CAThu, Feb 19, 6:53 PM PST · 227 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
46. 1.711 km NE of San Simeon, CAFri, Feb 20, 1:06 PM PST · 226 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
47. 2.723 km SW of South Dos Palos, CASun, Feb 22, 7:06 AM PST · 224 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
48. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Feb 22, 7:37 PM PST · 224 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
49. 1.79 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAMon, Feb 23, 5:22 PM PST · 223 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
50. 2.216 km SW of Cantua Creek, CAMon, Feb 23, 5:52 PM PST · 223 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
51. 2.017 km SW of Cantua Creek, CAMon, Feb 23, 6:30 PM PST · 223 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
52. 1.64 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CATue, Feb 24, 8:41 PM PST · 222 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
53. 1.82 km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Feb 25, 3:31 AM PST · 222 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
54. 1.620 km WSW of Patterson, CAThu, Feb 26, 6:24 AM PST · 221 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
55. 1.811 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASat, Feb 28, 8:44 PM PST · 218 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
56. 2.53 km SE of Aromas, CASun, Mar 1, 1:40 PM PST · 217 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
57. 2.53 km SE of Aromas, CASun, Mar 1, 2:56 PM PST · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
58. 2.56 km E of Cantua Creek, CASun, Mar 1, 5:41 PM PST · 217 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
59. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, CAMon, Mar 2, 6:53 AM PST · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
60. 3.410 km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Mar 2, 7:17 AM PST · 216 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 28

The first 60 of 118.

Before

1. 1.714 km E of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 29, 10:33 AM PST · 248 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
2. 2.114 km S of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Jan 29, 5:21 AM PST · 249 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
3. 1.810 km NW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 28, 3:21 PM PST · 249 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
4. 2.02 km ENE of Aromas, CAWed, Jan 28, 11:07 AM PST · 249 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
5. 1.716 km NW of Parkfield, CAWed, Jan 28, 7:14 AM PST · 249 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
6. 2.415 km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Jan 28, 12:11 AM PST · 250 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
7. 1.74 km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Jan 25, 11:01 AM PST · 252 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
8. 1.71 km W of Pinnacles, CASat, Jan 24, 1:29 AM PST · 254 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.617 km S of Tres Pinos, CAFri, Jan 23, 1:04 PM PST · 254 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
10. 1.811 km ENE of San Simeon, CAFri, Jan 23, 12:51 AM PST · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
11. 2.05 km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Jan 22, 7:55 PM PST · 255 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
12. 1.86 km WNW of Coalinga, CAThu, Jan 22, 4:28 PM PST · 255 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.831 km SW of South Dos Palos, CAThu, Jan 22, 2:29 PM PST · 255 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
14. 1.65 km SSE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Jan 21, 10:08 PM PST · 256 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
15. 2.110 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAWed, Jan 21, 7:06 PM PST · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
16. 1.64 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CAWed, Jan 21, 2:36 PM PST · 256 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
17. 2.025 km E of San Ardo, CAWed, Jan 21, 1:45 AM PST · 257 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
18. 1.510 km SSW of Ridgemark, CATue, Jan 20, 3:46 PM PST · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
19. 1.819 km NNE of New Idria, CATue, Jan 20, 11:48 AM PST · 257 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
20. 1.83 km NNE of Pinnacles, CATue, Jan 20, 10:22 AM PST · 257 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75304001. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:28 AM UTC.