California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, Apr 5, 2026, 11:35 AM PDT (18:35 UTC), 12 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km ENE of Ridgemark, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-04-05 18:35:05 UTC
Depth
12.4 km (7.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.623° N, 121.119° 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.4 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
43

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 65 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.711 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 180 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.86 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 180 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.812 km WSW of San Ardo, CA · 176 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  4. 1.915 km N of New Idria, CA · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.63 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 1.519 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 172 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  7. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 172 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.912 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 172 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.510 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 171 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.88 km WNW of New Idria, CA · 170 days ago · 13 km deep · 38 km away
  11. 2.05 km NNE of New Idria, CA · 170 days ago · 14 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 169 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.014 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.714 km SSW of Cantua Creek, CA · 168 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.515 km SSE of Tres Pinos, CA · 166 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  16. 2.215 km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 163 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.711 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 162 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 162 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.629 km NNW of New Idria, CA · 161 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  20. 1.97 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  21. 1.81 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 160 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
  22. 1.94 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  23. 2.211 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 159 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
  24. 2.616 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 49
  25. 1.925 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 158 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  26. 1.68 km SW of New Idria, CA · 157 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  27. 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 156 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  28. 1.62 km E of Lopez Point, CA · 155 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.51 km SSW of Pinnacles, CA · 155 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  30. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 155 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  31. 1.819 km NW of New Idria, CA · 155 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  32. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 17
  33. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 154 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  34. 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 154 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  35. 2.616 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  36. 2.816 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  37. 1.95 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 151 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 151 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  39. 2.710 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 150 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  40. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  41. 2.314 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 148 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  42. 2.122 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 147 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  43. 1.91 km SSE of Ridgemark, CA · 147 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  44. 2.28 km WSW of San Ardo, CA · 147 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  45. 1.914 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  46. 2.015 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  47. 1.98 km WSW of San Ardo, CA · 145 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  48. 2.517 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 145 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  49. 1.715 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 145 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  50. 2.37 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 142 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  51. 1.512 km SW of Mendota, CA · 140 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 139 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 3.62 km ENE of Ridgemark, CA · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 144
  54. 1.52 km ENE of Ridgemark, CA · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  55. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 138 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 1.72 km ENE of Aromas, CA · 137 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  57. 1.711 km SE of Cantua Creek, CA · 135 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  58. 1.615 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 134 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 2.35 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.720 km N of San Simeon, CA · 132 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 1.74 km NNE of Lopez Point, CA · 180 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 1.57 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 181 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 1.516 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 182 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.712 km NNE of Coalinga, CA · 182 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.926 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 182 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.66 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 182 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 47
  8. 1.68 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 182 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.224 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 5
  10. 1.610 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 183 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.88 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 183 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.65 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 183 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.810 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 183 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  14. 1.619 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 184 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  15. 1.815 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  16. 1.86 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 186 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 186 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.77 km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.718 km S of Cantua Creek, CA · 187 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.89 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 188 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75339422. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:56 AM UTC.