M1.7 earthquake 6 km NW of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Apr 30, 2026, 6:59 PM PDT (01:59 UTC), 5 km (3 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
- 1.7 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-05-01 01:59:54 UTC
- Depth
- 4.5 km (2.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.568° N, 121.200° 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, 0.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 58°
- Stations used
- 31
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 51 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 154 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.616 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.816 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.95 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 151 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 151 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.710 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 150 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.314 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 148 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
- 2.122 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 147 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.91 km SSE of Ridgemark, CA · 147 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
- 2.28 km WSW of San Ardo, CA · 147 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.914 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 2.015 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.98 km WSW of San Ardo, CA · 145 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.517 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 145 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.715 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 145 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.37 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 142 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.512 km SW of Mendota, CA · 140 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 139 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 3.62 km ENE of Ridgemark, CA · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 144
- 1.52 km ENE of Ridgemark, CA · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 138 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.72 km ENE of Aromas, CA · 137 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.711 km SE of Cantua Creek, CA · 135 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.615 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 134 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.35 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
- 1.720 km N of San Simeon, CA · 132 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
- 1.811 km N of Hollister, CA · 131 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.723 km WSW of New Idria, CA · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
- 1.91 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 131 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.523 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 130 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.68 km ENE of Hollister, CA · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
- 2.09 km NE of Gonzales, CA · 130 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.63 km S of Ridgemark, CA · 130 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.78 km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 129 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
- 2.06 km SE of Lexington Hills, CA · 129 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
- 1.625 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 128 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.57 km NNE of Greenfield, CA · 128 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.622 km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.37 km NE of San Simeon, CA · 126 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.915 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 126 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.67 km N of Pinnacles, CA · 125 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.522 km SSW of King City, CA · 124 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
- 2.58 km N of Pinnacles, CA · 124 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.315 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 124 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.86 km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 123 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.612 km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 123 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.612 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 122 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.112 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 121 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
- 3.010 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 22
- 1.920 km SSW of Gustine, CA · 118 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
- 2.316 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 116 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
- 1.616 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 115 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.719 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 114 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
- 2.81 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
- 2.01 km W of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
- 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.71 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.01 km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
- 2.32 km W of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
The first 60 of 90.
Before
- 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 154 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 17
- 1.819 km NW of New Idria, CA · 155 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 155 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.51 km SSW of Pinnacles, CA · 155 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.62 km E of Lopez Point, CA · 155 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.714 km WSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 156 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 156 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.314 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 156 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.68 km SW of New Idria, CA · 157 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.925 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 158 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.616 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 49
- 2.211 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 159 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.94 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 159 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.114 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 160 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.81 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 160 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.97 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 160 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.629 km NNW of New Idria, CA · 161 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.79 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 162 days ago · 2 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.711 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 162 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
- 2.215 km SSW of Fairmead, CA · 163 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75354672. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:07 AM UTC.