M1.9 earthquake 16 km NW of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 16 km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Tue, Jul 21, 2026, 2:07 AM PDT (09:07 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.9 6 km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-07-21 09:07:44 UTC
- Depth
- 4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.632° N, 121.274° 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, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 29°
- Stations used
- 65
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 160 in the 60 days after this one and 63 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.713 km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 71 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 71 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.93 km ESE of Aromas, CA · 71 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.910 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 70 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.85 km WNW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 68 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 2.314 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 68 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
- 1.916 km NE of New Idria, CA · 68 days ago · 15 km deep · 66 km away
- 2.511 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 68 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.725 km W of Los Banos, CA · 68 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
- 2.111 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 68 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.94 km S of Ridgemark, CA · 67 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.80 km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 67 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.711 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 67 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.411 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 66 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
- 2.46 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 66 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.012 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 66 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 37
- 1.812 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 65 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 2.26 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 64 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.28 km NE of Alum Rock, CA · 64 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.617 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 64 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.512 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 63 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.911 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 63 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.810 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 62 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 10
- 2.911 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 61 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 8
- 2.312 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 61 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.521 km NE of San Lucas, CA · 60 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
- 3.46 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 60 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 19
- 1.86 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 59 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.06 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 59 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.17 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 59 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
- 1.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 59 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.85 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 59 days ago · 3 km deep · 12 km away
- 2.15 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 59 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 59 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.311 km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 58 days ago · 14 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.115 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 58 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.810 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 58 days ago · 11 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.811 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 58 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 57 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.62 km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 57 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.022 km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 57 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
- 1.816 km E of New Idria, CA · 57 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, CA · 57 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
- 1.86 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 55 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.26 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 55 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.66 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 55 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.76 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 55 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 1
- 2.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.16 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2
- 1.56 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.77 km WNW of San Ardo, CA · 54 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 53 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.55 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 53 days ago · 4 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.16 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 53 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.85 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 53 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.512 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 53 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.74 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 53 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
The first 60 of 160.
Before
- 2.111 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 72 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
- 1.611 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 72 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.712 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 72 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.69 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 74 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.324 km SW of Los Banos, CA · 74 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.623 km WSW of New Idria, CA · 75 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 75 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.02 km SE of Aromas, CA · 76 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.512 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 76 days ago · 5 km deep · 40 km away
- 3.05 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 76 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 84
- 1.911 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 76 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.510 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 76 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.513 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 76 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.81 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 77 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.85 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 78 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.86 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 78 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 78 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.011 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 79 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 2.711 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 79 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 3
- 2.913 km S of New Idria, CA · 80 days ago · 15 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75402942. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:33 AM UTC.