M2.1 earthquake 6 km NW of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

2.1 (md), micro

Local time

Sat, Aug 8, 2026, 4:51 PM PDT

UTC

2026-08-08 23:51:03 UTC

Depth

2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.573° N, 121.183° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

46

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast21 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast44 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast387 kmNW

After

1. 2.85 km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 8, 4:58 PM PDT · 52 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.512 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CASat, Aug 8, 7:41 PM PDT · 52 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
3. 1.74 km ESE of Interlaken, CASat, Aug 8, 9:02 PM PDT · 52 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
4. 1.520 km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Aug 9, 1:15 AM PDT · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
5. 1.820 km S of Lopez Point, CASun, Aug 9, 1:32 AM PDT · 52 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
6. 1.620 km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Aug 9, 2:43 AM PDT · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
7. 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 9, 4:18 AM PDT · 52 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
8. 1.513 km SE of Tres Pinos, CASun, Aug 9, 4:52 AM PDT · 52 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
9. 1.620 km SSE of Lopez Point, CASun, Aug 9, 5:36 AM PDT · 52 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
10. 2.08 km SSW of Ridgemark, CASun, Aug 9, 5:37 PM PDT · 51 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
11. 2.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 9, 6:19 PM PDT · 51 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
12. 1.88 km SSW of Ridgemark, CASun, Aug 9, 6:29 PM PDT · 51 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
13. 2.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 9, 7:39 PM PDT · 51 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.95 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 9, 7:39 PM PDT · 51 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.78 km SSW of Ridgemark, CASun, Aug 9, 7:43 PM PDT · 51 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
16. 1.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 9, 7:47 PM PDT · 51 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
17. 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 9, 8:15 PM PDT · 51 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
18. 1.76 km NNW of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 9, 8:15 PM PDT · 51 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
19. 2.410 km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 10, 7:53 AM PDT · 51 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
20. 2.37 km SSE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 10, 8:41 AM PDT · 51 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
21. 1.612 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CAMon, Aug 10, 11:54 AM PDT · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
22. 1.97 km SE of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 10, 6:42 PM PDT · 50 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
23. 3.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 3:19 AM PDT · 50 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 34
24. 2.66 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 3:20 AM PDT · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
25. 2.47 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 3:21 AM PDT · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
26. 2.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 3:22 AM PDT · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
27. 1.67 km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 3:32 AM PDT · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
28. 1.86 km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 3:57 AM PDT · 50 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
29. 1.97 km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 4:41 AM PDT · 50 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
30. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 5:00 AM PDT · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
31. 2.75 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 5:09 AM PDT · 50 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
32. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 8:23 AM PDT · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
33. 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 9:36 AM PDT · 50 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
34. 2.06 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 1:22 PM PDT · 49 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
35. 1.95 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 3:10 PM PDT · 49 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
36. 1.95 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 7:19 PM PDT · 49 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
37. 2.324 km NW of Parkfield, CATue, Aug 11, 9:05 PM PDT · 49 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
38. 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 11, 11:23 PM PDT · 49 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
39. 2.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAWed, Aug 12, 6:52 AM PDT · 49 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
40. 2.19 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CAWed, Aug 12, 2:41 PM PDT · 48 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
41. 1.87 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Aug 13, 2:26 AM PDT · 48 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
42. 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Aug 13, 5:55 PM PDT · 47 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
43. 1.67 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Aug 13, 11:21 PM PDT · 47 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
44. 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 14, 10:19 PM PDT · 46 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
45. 1.78 km ENE of Lopez Point, CASat, Aug 15, 6:02 AM PDT · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
46. 1.78 km ENE of Lopez Point, CASat, Aug 15, 6:03 AM PDT · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
47. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, CASat, Aug 15, 12:35 PM PDT · 45 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
48. 1.94 km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 15, 7:18 PM PDT · 45 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
49. 1.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Aug 16, 11:24 AM PDT · 44 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
50. 1.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 17, 4:11 AM PDT · 44 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
51. 1.87 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAMon, Aug 17, 6:13 AM PDT · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
52. 1.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 18, 4:08 PM PDT · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
53. 1.68 km NNW of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 18, 4:52 PM PDT · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
54. 1.619 km NW of New Idria, CATue, Aug 18, 7:33 PM PDT · 42 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
55. 1.816 km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Aug 20, 4:51 AM PDT · 41 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
56. 1.59 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CAFri, Aug 21, 4:06 AM PDT · 40 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
57. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 21, 4:42 AM PDT · 40 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
58. 1.614 km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 21, 6:32 AM PDT · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
59. 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, CAFri, Aug 21, 12:51 PM PDT · 39 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
60. 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, CAFri, Aug 21, 8:11 PM PDT · 39 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

1. 1.55 km NNW of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 8, 2:18 PM PDT · 52 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Aug 8, 9:11 AM PDT · 53 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.77 km WNW of San Ardo, CAFri, Aug 7, 10:51 PM PDT · 53 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
4. 1.99 km ESE of Coalinga, CAFri, Aug 7, 1:15 PM PDT · 53 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 7, 11:34 AM PDT · 53 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
6. 1.56 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 7, 9:52 AM PDT · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
7. 3.16 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 7, 8:46 AM PDT · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
8. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 7, 8:38 AM PDT · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 0 km away
9. 2.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 7, 8:16 AM PDT · 54 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
10. 3.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 7, 7:27 AM PDT · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.76 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 7, 5:40 AM PDT · 54 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
12. 2.66 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 7, 2:40 AM PDT · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
13. 2.26 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 7, 2:35 AM PDT · 54 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
14. 1.86 km NNW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Aug 7, 12:05 AM PDT · 54 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
15. 1.922 km NE of San Ardo, CATue, Aug 4, 9:10 PM PDT · 56 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
16. 1.816 km E of New Idria, CATue, Aug 4, 3:43 PM PDT · 56 days ago · 13 km deep · 64 km away
17. 2.022 km NNE of San Ardo, CATue, Aug 4, 3:04 PM PDT · 56 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
18. 1.62 km ESE of Pinnacles, CATue, Aug 4, 2:07 PM PDT · 56 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
19. 2.86 km NE of San Simeon, CATue, Aug 4, 12:55 PM PDT · 56 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
20. 1.711 km ESE of Gilroy, CATue, Aug 4, 6:15 AM PDT · 57 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75414307. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC.