California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 10 km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Wed, Mar 4, 2026, 2:22 AM PST (10:22 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 1 km SE of Boulder Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-03-04 10:22:37 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.589° N, 121.230° W
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, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
26°
Stations used
66

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.414 km WNW of Huron, CA · 211 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.012 km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 211 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.312 km NE of Coalinga, CA · 211 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.212 km NE of Coalinga, CA · 211 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  5. 2.514 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 210 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.822 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 209 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.51 km SW of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA · 209 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 122
  8. 1.91 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 209 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.620 km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 209 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.72 km SW of San Ardo, CA · 209 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  11. 1.721 km SW of Gustine, CA · 208 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.521 km SW of Gustine, CA · 208 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 2.519 km SW of Gustine, CA · 207 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.812 km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 207 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.64 km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 207 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  16. 2.023 km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 205 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 2.58 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 204 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 9
  18. 2.822 km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 203 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  19. 2.023 km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 203 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.923 km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 203 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  21. 1.714 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 203 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  22. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 201 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  23. 1.612 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 201 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  24. 1.610 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 201 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  25. 1.723 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 201 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 201 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.520 km SW of Gustine, CA · 201 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.620 km SW of Gustine, CA · 201 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
  29. 1.611 km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 200 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  30. 2.017 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 200 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 2.316 km NW of Pacific Grove, CA · 199 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  32. 3.38 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 199 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 61
  33. 2.524 km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 199 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
  34. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 198 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  35. 1.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 198 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 2.54 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 198 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  37. 1.612 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 197 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
  38. 1.915 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 197 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.83 km E of Aromas, CA · 197 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
  40. 2.113 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 196 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  41. 1.611 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 196 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 196 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  43. 1.911 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  44. 2.111 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 193 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  45. 1.611 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 193 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
  46. 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 192 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  47. 1.710 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 192 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 2.515 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 191 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  49. 2.113 km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 190 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 189 days ago · -1 km deep · 76 km away
  51. 1.89 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 188 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  52. 1.718 km S of Cantua Creek, CA · 188 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 1.77 km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  54. 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 187 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.86 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.815 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  57. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 185 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.810 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  59. 1.65 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 184 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.88 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 184 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away

The first 60 of 114.

Before

  1. 1.78 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 213 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.13 km ESE of Aromas, CA · 214 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  3. 3.410 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 214 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 28
  4. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 214 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 2.56 km E of Cantua Creek, CA · 215 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.53 km SE of Aromas, CA · 215 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.53 km SE of Aromas, CA · 215 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.811 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 216 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  9. 1.620 km WSW of Patterson, CA · 218 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.82 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 219 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  11. 1.64 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 220 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.017 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 221 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  13. 2.216 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 221 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  14. 1.79 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 221 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  15. 1.717 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 222 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.723 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 222 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.29 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 224 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 1.89 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 224 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  19. 2.310 km SW of Bonny Doon, CA · 224 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.711 km NE of San Simeon, CA · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75322342. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.