M2.1 earthquake 22 km SE of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, May 7, 2026, 11:02 PM PDT (06:02 UTC), 12 km (7 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
- 2.1 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-05-08 06:02:08 UTC
- Depth
- 11.8 km (7.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.404° N, 120.962° 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, 0.5 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 61
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 112 in the 60 days after this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.91 km SSE of Ridgemark, CA · 147 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.28 km WSW of San Ardo, CA · 146 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.714 km SW of Lanare, CA · 146 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.914 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
- 2.015 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 145 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.98 km WSW of San Ardo, CA · 145 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.517 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 145 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.715 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 145 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.37 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 142 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.726 km W of San Simeon, CA · 141 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.512 km SW of Mendota, CA · 140 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 139 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.62 km ENE of Ridgemark, CA · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 144
- 1.52 km ENE of Ridgemark, CA · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 137 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.72 km ENE of Aromas, CA · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.711 km SE of Cantua Creek, CA · 135 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.615 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 134 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.35 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 133 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
- 1.720 km N of San Simeon, CA · 131 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.811 km N of Hollister, CA · 131 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.723 km WSW of New Idria, CA · 131 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
- 1.91 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 131 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.523 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 130 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.68 km ENE of Hollister, CA · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.09 km NE of Gonzales, CA · 130 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.110 km SSW of Huron, CA · 129 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.63 km S of Ridgemark, CA · 129 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.78 km NNW of Coalinga, CA · 129 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.57 km NW of Avenal, CA · 129 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.625 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 127 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.57 km NNE of Greenfield, CA · 127 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.622 km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 126 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 2.37 km NE of San Simeon, CA · 126 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.915 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 126 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.67 km N of Pinnacles, CA · 125 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.522 km SSW of King City, CA · 124 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.58 km N of Pinnacles, CA · 124 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.315 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 123 days ago · 11 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.86 km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 123 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.82 km WSW of Huron, CA · 123 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
- 1.612 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 122 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
- 2.04 km WSW of Huron, CA · 122 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.51 km SW of Huron, CA · 122 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.112 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 120 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
- 3.010 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 120 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 22
- 1.920 km SSW of Gustine, CA · 118 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
- 1.616 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 114 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.719 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 114 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.81 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
- 2.01 km W of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 2
- 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.71 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 112 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
- 2.01 km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 112 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
- 2.32 km W of Pinnacles, CA · 112 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.56 km N of Pinnacles, CA · 111 days ago · -1 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.927 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 110 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.33 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 109 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
- 2.12 km SW of San Simeon, CA · 109 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 106 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
The first 60 of 112.
Before
- 2.314 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 148 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 148 days ago · 6 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.17 km NNE of Avenal, CA · 150 days ago · 15 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.86 km NNE of Avenal, CA · 150 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.710 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 150 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 150 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.95 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 151 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.816 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.616 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 152 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 154 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 154 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.81 km SSW of Huron, CA · 154 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.819 km NW of New Idria, CA · 154 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.64 km WSW of Huron, CA · 155 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 155 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.51 km SSW of Pinnacles, CA · 155 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.62 km E of Lopez Point, CA · 155 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.714 km WSW of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 155 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.615 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 156 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.314 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 156 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75356911. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:22 AM UTC.