M1.6 earthquake 5 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA on Wed, Apr 1, 2026, 4:54 PM PDT (23:54 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km ENE of Ridgemark, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-04-01 23:54:32 UTC
- Depth
- 7.2 km (4.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.553° N, 121.095° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.26
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- Stations used
- 38
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 105 in the 60 days after this one and 62 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.88 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 185 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.224 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 185 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 5
- 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.66 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 184 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 47
- 1.926 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 184 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 184 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 184 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.516 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 184 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.31 km SSE of Huron, CA · 183 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.57 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 183 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.82 km SSE of Huron, CA · 183 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.629 km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 183 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.51 km SSE of Huron, CA · 183 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.61 km S of Huron, CA · 183 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.74 km NNE of Lopez Point, CA · 182 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.610 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 182 days ago · 12 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.711 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 4
- 1.86 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 182 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.71 km ENE of Huron, CA · 178 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.812 km WSW of San Ardo, CA · 178 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.915 km N of New Idria, CA · 177 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 174 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 174 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 174 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.912 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 174 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.510 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 173 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.88 km WNW of New Idria, CA · 172 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.014 km WSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 172 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.05 km NNE of New Idria, CA · 171 days ago · 14 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 171 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
- 2.014 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 170 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.714 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 170 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 168 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
- 2.215 km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 165 days ago · 16 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
- 1.711 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 164 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 164 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.629 km NNW of New Idria, CA · 163 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.97 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 162 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.81 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 162 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.114 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 162 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.94 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 161 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.211 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 161 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.616 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 161 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 49
- 1.925 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 160 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.68 km SW of New Idria, CA · 159 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.314 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 158 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 158 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.714 km WSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 158 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.62 km E of Lopez Point, CA · 157 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.51 km SSW of Pinnacles, CA · 157 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
- 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 157 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Huron, CA · 157 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.819 km NW of New Idria, CA · 157 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
- 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 156 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 17
- 1.81 km SSW of Huron, CA · 156 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 156 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 156 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.616 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 155 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.816 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 155 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.95 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 153 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
The first 60 of 105.
Before
- 1.810 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 185 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 186 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.815 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.86 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 188 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
- 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 188 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.77 km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 189 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.718 km S of Cantua Creek, CA · 189 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.89 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 190 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.923 km ENE of San Ardo, CA · 191 days ago · -1 km deep · 65 km away
- 2.113 km NNW of San Simeon, CA · 191 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.515 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 193 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
- 1.710 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 193 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 194 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.611 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 195 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.111 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 195 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.911 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 197 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 197 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.611 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 198 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.113 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 198 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.83 km E of Aromas, CA · 199 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75337327. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:30 AM UTC.