M1.5 earthquake 16 km NW of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Fri, Apr 3, 2026, 2:08 PM PDT

UTC

2026-04-03 21:08:07 UTC

Depth

7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.626° N, 121.275° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.23

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

26°

Stations used

35

• Gonzales, CaliforniaPopulation 8,473. Forecast20 kmNE
• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast23 kmNNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast34 kmE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast397 kmNW

After

1. 1.71 km ESE of Boulder Creek, CAFri, Apr 3, 3:13 PM PDT · 182 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.57 km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Apr 3, 9:03 PM PDT · 181 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
3. 1.629 km SSE of Lopez Point, CASat, Apr 4, 8:44 AM PDT · 181 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
4. 1.74 km NNE of Lopez Point, CASun, Apr 5, 7:51 AM PDT · 180 days ago · 13 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.610 km NNE of Pinnacles, CASun, Apr 5, 11:35 AM PDT · 180 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
6. 2.711 km SW of Ridgemark, CASun, Apr 5, 2:25 PM PDT · 180 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 4
7. 1.86 km SW of Gilroy, CASun, Apr 5, 2:28 PM PDT · 180 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
8. 1.812 km WSW of San Ardo, CAThu, Apr 9, 3:51 AM PDT · 176 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
9. 1.915 km N of New Idria, CAThu, Apr 9, 7:08 PM PDT · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, CASun, Apr 12, 4:56 PM PDT · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
11. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Apr 12, 11:35 PM PDT · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, CAMon, Apr 13, 1:25 AM PDT · 172 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.912 km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Apr 13, 4:22 AM PDT · 172 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
14. 1.510 km SSW of Ridgemark, CAMon, Apr 13, 8:32 PM PDT · 171 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
15. 1.88 km WNW of New Idria, CAWed, Apr 15, 5:21 AM PDT · 170 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
16. 2.05 km NNE of New Idria, CAWed, Apr 15, 3:19 PM PDT · 170 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
17. 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Apr 15, 10:05 PM PDT · 169 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
18. 2.014 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CAThu, Apr 16, 8:46 PM PDT · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
19. 1.714 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CAThu, Apr 16, 8:56 PM PDT · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
20. 1.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CASun, Apr 19, 2:54 AM PDT · 166 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
21. 2.215 km SSW of Fairmead, CAWed, Apr 22, 10:40 AM PDT · 163 days ago · 16 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
22. 1.711 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAThu, Apr 23, 12:53 AM PDT · 162 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
23. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CAThu, Apr 23, 2:15 AM PDT · 162 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
24. 1.629 km NNW of New Idria, CAFri, Apr 24, 12:16 AM PDT · 161 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
25. 1.97 km NE of Pinnacles, CASat, Apr 25, 5:30 AM PDT · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
26. 1.81 km SSE of Pinnacles, CASat, Apr 25, 6:14 AM PDT · 160 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
27. 1.94 km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, Apr 25, 9:25 PM PDT · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
28. 2.211 km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Apr 26, 12:56 AM PDT · 159 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
29. 2.616 km E of Seven Trees, CASun, Apr 26, 3:27 AM PDT · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 49
30. 1.925 km NW of San Simeon, CAMon, Apr 27, 8:23 AM PDT · 158 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
31. 1.68 km SW of New Idria, CATue, Apr 28, 12:36 AM PDT · 157 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
32. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CATue, Apr 28, 11:42 PM PDT · 156 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
33. 1.62 km E of Lopez Point, CAWed, Apr 29, 3:37 PM PDT · 155 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
34. 1.51 km SSW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Apr 29, 3:47 PM PDT · 155 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
35. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Apr 29, 8:51 PM PDT · 155 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
36. 1.819 km NW of New Idria, CAThu, Apr 30, 12:10 PM PDT · 155 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
37. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CAThu, Apr 30, 3:43 PM PDT · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 17
38. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 30, 6:59 PM PDT · 154 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
39. 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 30, 7:38 PM PDT · 154 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
40. 2.616 km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, May 2, 9:44 AM PDT · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
41. 2.816 km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, May 2, 1:32 PM PDT · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
42. 1.95 km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, May 3, 6:22 PM PDT · 151 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
43. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, CAMon, May 4, 10:25 AM PDT · 151 days ago · 3 km deep · 8 km away
44. 2.710 km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, May 4, 9:23 PM PDT · 150 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
45. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, May 6, 12:26 PM PDT · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
46. 2.314 km S of Tres Pinos, CAWed, May 6, 4:26 PM PDT · 148 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
47. 2.122 km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, May 7, 11:02 PM PDT · 147 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
48. 1.91 km SSE of Ridgemark, CAFri, May 8, 12:24 AM PDT · 147 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
49. 2.28 km WSW of San Ardo, CAFri, May 8, 10:01 AM PDT · 147 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
50. 1.914 km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, May 9, 3:46 PM PDT · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
51. 2.015 km S of Tres Pinos, CASat, May 9, 5:35 PM PDT · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
52. 1.98 km WSW of San Ardo, CASat, May 9, 7:18 PM PDT · 145 days ago · 13 km deep · 75 km away
53. 2.517 km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, May 9, 8:06 PM PDT · 145 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
54. 1.715 km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, May 9, 8:43 PM PDT · 145 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
55. 2.37 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, May 12, 11:03 PM PDT · 142 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
56. 1.512 km SW of Mendota, CAFri, May 15, 4:32 AM PDT · 140 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away
57. 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, CAFri, May 15, 9:40 PM PDT · 139 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
58. 3.62 km ENE of Ridgemark, CASat, May 16, 11:28 PM PDT · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 144
59. 1.52 km ENE of Ridgemark, CASat, May 16, 11:56 PM PDT · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 22 km away
60. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, CASun, May 17, 12:56 PM PDT · 138 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

1. 1.63 km ESE of Boulder Creek, CAFri, Apr 3, 11:44 AM PDT · 182 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
2. 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CAFri, Apr 3, 11:17 AM PDT · 182 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
3. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, CAFri, Apr 3, 9:53 AM PDT · 182 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.926 km NW of San Simeon, CAFri, Apr 3, 6:46 AM PDT · 182 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
5. 2.66 km SW of Gilroy, CAFri, Apr 3, 12:51 AM PDT · 182 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 47
6. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, CAThu, Apr 2, 8:55 PM PDT · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
7. 2.224 km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Apr 2, 11:24 AM PDT · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 5
8. 1.60 km SW of Boulder Creek, CAThu, Apr 2, 9:15 AM PDT · 183 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
9. 1.610 km E of Alum Rock, CAThu, Apr 2, 6:31 AM PDT · 183 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
10. 4.61 km SE of Boulder Creek, CAThu, Apr 2, 1:41 AM PDT · 183 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 33,078
11. 1.99 km N of Boulder Creek, CAWed, Apr 1, 10:22 PM PDT · 183 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 36
12. 1.88 km NNE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Apr 1, 4:54 PM PDT · 183 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
13. 1.65 km ENE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Apr 1, 4:54 PM PDT · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.810 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CAWed, Apr 1, 4:45 PM PDT · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
15. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, CATue, Mar 31, 6:24 PM PDT · 184 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.815 km NW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Mar 30, 1:34 PM PDT · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
17. 1.86 km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 29, 11:22 PM PDT · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 29, 5:08 PM PDT · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
19. 1.77 km WNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Mar 29, 3:27 AM PDT · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
20. 1.718 km S of Cantua Creek, CASat, Mar 28, 6:46 PM PDT · 187 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75338462. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.