California earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 6 km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Tue, Aug 11, 2026, 8:23 AM PDT (15:23 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M1.8 6 km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-08-11 15:23:53 UTC
Depth
2.8 km (1.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.580° N, 121.184° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.18
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
80°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 since this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.06 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.95 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.95 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.324 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 42 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  6. 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 41 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 41 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 2.19 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 41 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.87 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 40 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 40 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.67 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 39 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 38 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away
  13. 1.78 km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 38 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.78 km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 38 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 38 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 1.94 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 38 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 37 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 36 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.87 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 36 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 35 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 1.68 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 35 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.619 km NW of New Idria, CA · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.816 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 33 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  24. 1.59 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 32 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 32 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.614 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 32 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 32 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  28. 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 32 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  29. 2.210 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 31 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.79 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 31 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 2.84 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 31 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.87 km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 30 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.822 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 27 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  35. 2.024 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 26 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  36. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 25 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 25 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 1.916 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 25 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  39. 1.919 km W of New Idria, CA · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  40. 1.68 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 23 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  41. 1.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 22 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  42. 1.510 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  43. 1.812 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 20 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
  44. 1.814 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 20 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  45. 2.23 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  46. 1.85 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 19 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  47. 1.69 km W of Patterson, CA · 19 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 18 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  50. 1.67 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 17 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  51. 1.67 km NNE of Aromas, CA · 17 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  52. 1.923 km NE of King City, CA · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 2.27 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 16 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  55. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
  56. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, CA · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  57. 1.62 km SSW of Hollister, CA · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  58. 1.51 km E of Aromas, CA · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
  59. 1.65 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  60. 1.612 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away

The first 60 of 81.

Before

  1. 2.75 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.97 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
  4. 1.86 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.67 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 2.47 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.66 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 34
  10. 1.97 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 43 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  11. 1.612 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 43 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  12. 2.37 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 43 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  13. 2.410 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 43 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.76 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.78 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 44 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away
  18. 2.95 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 2.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.88 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 44 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75415902. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:15 PM UTC.