M1.9 earthquake 11 km NW of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 11 km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Mar 21, 2026, 6:07 AM PDT (13:07 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.6 1 km SE of Boulder Creek, 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
- 2026-03-21 13:07:14 UTC
- Depth
- 9.4 km (5.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.609° N, 121.216° 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, 0.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 100°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 90 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.111 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 193 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.611 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 193 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 192 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.710 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 192 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.515 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 191 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
- 2.113 km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 189 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 189 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.89 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 188 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.718 km S of Cantua Creek, CA · 188 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.77 km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 187 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.86 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
- 1.815 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 185 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.810 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.65 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 184 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
- 1.88 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 184 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.61 km SE of Boulder Creek, CA · 183 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 33,078
- 1.610 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 183 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.60 km SW of Boulder Creek, CA · 183 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.224 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 5
- 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.66 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 182 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 47
- 1.926 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 182 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 182 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 182 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.63 km ESE of Boulder Creek, CA · 182 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.516 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.71 km ESE of Boulder Creek, CA · 182 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.57 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 181 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.629 km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 181 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.74 km NNE of Lopez Point, CA · 180 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.610 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 180 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.711 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 180 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 4
- 1.86 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 180 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.812 km WSW of San Ardo, CA · 176 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.915 km N of New Idria, CA · 176 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 173 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 172 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.912 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 172 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.510 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 171 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.88 km WNW of New Idria, CA · 170 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.05 km NNE of New Idria, CA · 170 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 169 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
- 2.014 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.714 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 166 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.215 km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 163 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
- 1.711 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 162 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 162 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.629 km NNW of New Idria, CA · 161 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.97 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.81 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 160 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.94 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.211 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 159 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.616 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 49
- 1.925 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 158 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.68 km SW of New Idria, CA · 157 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 156 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
The first 60 of 90.
Before
- 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 196 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.611 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 196 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
- 2.113 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 196 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.83 km E of Aromas, CA · 197 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.915 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 197 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.612 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 197 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.54 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 198 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 2
- 1.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 198 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 198 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.524 km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 198 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 3.38 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 199 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 61
- 2.316 km NW of Pacific Grove, CA · 199 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
- 2.017 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 200 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.611 km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 200 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.620 km SW of Gustine, CA · 200 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.520 km SW of Gustine, CA · 200 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
- 1.711 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 201 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.723 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 201 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.610 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 201 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.612 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 201 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75331022. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:05 PM UTC.