M1.8 earthquake 15 km NW of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Mon, Mar 30, 2026, 1:34 PM PDT (20:34 UTC), 6 km (4 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
- 1.8 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-03-30 20:34:11 UTC
- Depth
- 6.3 km (3.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.620° N, 121.274° 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 31°
- Stations used
- 52
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 94 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 184 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.810 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.65 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
- 1.88 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 183 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.99 km N of Boulder Creek, CA · 183 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 36
- 4.61 km SE of Boulder Creek, CA · 183 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 33,078
- 1.610 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 183 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.60 km SW of Boulder Creek, CA · 183 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.224 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
- 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.66 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 182 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 47
- 1.926 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 182 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 182 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 182 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.63 km ESE of Boulder Creek, CA · 182 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.516 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.71 km ESE of Boulder Creek, CA · 182 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.57 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 181 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 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 · 68 km away
- 1.610 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 180 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.711 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 180 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 4
- 1.86 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 180 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.812 km WSW of San Ardo, CA · 176 days ago · 13 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.915 km N of New Idria, CA · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 172 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.912 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 172 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.510 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 171 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.88 km WNW of New Idria, CA · 170 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.05 km NNE of New Idria, CA · 170 days ago · 14 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 169 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
- 2.014 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.714 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 166 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.215 km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 163 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
- 1.711 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 162 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 162 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.629 km NNW of New Idria, CA · 161 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.97 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.81 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 160 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.94 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.211 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 159 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.616 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 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 · 56 km away
- 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 156 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.62 km E of Lopez Point, CA · 155 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.51 km SSW of Pinnacles, CA · 155 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 155 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.819 km NW of New Idria, CA · 155 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 17
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 154 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 154 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.616 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.816 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.95 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 151 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 151 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.710 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 150 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
The first 60 of 94.
Before
- 1.86 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
- 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
- 1.77 km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.718 km S of Cantua Creek, CA · 187 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.89 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 188 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 189 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.113 km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 189 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.515 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 191 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
- 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 192 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.611 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 193 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.111 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 193 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.911 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 195 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 195 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.611 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 196 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.113 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 196 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.83 km E of Aromas, CA · 197 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.915 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 197 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.612 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 197 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.54 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 198 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
- 1.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 198 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75335822. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.