M1.8 earthquake 12 km SE of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 12 km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 9:11 AM PDT (16:11 UTC), 7 km (4 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
- 1.8 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-08 16:11:57 UTC
- Depth
- 7.1 km (4.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.449° N, 121.049° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.7 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.15
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 35°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 125 since this one and 86 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.55 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 53 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.16 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 53 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.85 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 53 days ago · 2 km deep · 17 km away
- 2.512 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 53 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.74 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 53 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.520 km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.820 km S of Lopez Point, CA · 52 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.620 km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 52 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.513 km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 52 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.620 km SSE of Lopez Point, CA · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
- 2.08 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 52 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 52 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.88 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 52 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
- 2.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 52 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
- 2.95 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 52 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.78 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 52 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 52 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 52 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.76 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 52 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.410 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 51 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
- 2.37 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 51 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.612 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 51 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.611 km SW of Huron, CA · 51 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.97 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 51 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
- 3.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 34
- 2.66 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.47 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
- 2.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.67 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.86 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.97 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.75 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 1 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 2
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.06 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.324 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 50 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.19 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 49 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
- 1.87 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 48 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 48 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.67 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 48 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 47 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.78 km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.78 km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.94 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 46 days ago · 3 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 45 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.87 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.57 km NW of Avenal, CA · 44 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 43 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.68 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 43 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.619 km NW of New Idria, CA · 43 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
- 1.816 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 41 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.59 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 40 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 40 days ago · 2 km deep · 19 km away
The first 60 of 125.
Before
- 1.77 km WNW of San Ardo, CA · 54 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.99 km ESE of Coalinga, CA · 54 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.56 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 3.16 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 3.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
- 1.76 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 3 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.66 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.26 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.86 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 55 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
- 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, CA · 57 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
- 1.816 km E of New Idria, CA · 57 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.022 km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 57 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.62 km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 57 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.86 km NE of San Simeon, CA · 57 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
- 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 57 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.811 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 57 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.810 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 58 days ago · 11 km deep · 17 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75414032. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:12 PM UTC.