M1.8 earthquake 6 km NW of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 6 km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Aug 22, 2026, 3:34 AM PDT (10:34 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 27 km WSW of Westley, 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
- 2026-08-22 10:34:43 UTC
- Depth
- 2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.568° N, 121.192° 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, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.16
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 42°
- Stations used
- 44
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 63 since this one and 116 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.79 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 39 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.84 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 38 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
- 1.87 km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 38 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.822 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 35 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
- 2.024 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 33 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 33 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 33 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.916 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 32 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.919 km W of New Idria, CA · 30 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.68 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 30 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 30 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.510 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 28 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.812 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 28 days ago · 13 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.814 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 27 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
- 2.23 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 27 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.85 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 27 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.69 km W of Patterson, CA · 26 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 25 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 25 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 25 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.67 km NNE of Aromas, CA · 25 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.923 km NE of King City, CA · 25 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.27 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 25 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
- 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, CA · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.62 km SSW of Hollister, CA · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.51 km E of Aromas, CA · 20 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.65 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 19 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.612 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 19 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 1.914 km ENE of Hollister, CA · 17 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
- 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 17 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.032 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 16 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.54 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.711 km SW of King City, CA · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 14 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.56 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 11 km away
- 1.731 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 13 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
- 2.621 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 6
- 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.54 km N of Aromas, CA · 10 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.612 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
- 2.313 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
- 1.516 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 8 days ago · 1 km deep · 24 km away
- 2.62 km NW of Hollister, CA · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 24
- 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 7 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away
- 1.56 km ENE of Chualar, CA · 6 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.515 km WSW of Firebaugh, CA · 6 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.811 km SSW of La Selva Beach, CA · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
- 2.57 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
- 2.18 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.95 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
- 3.327 km WSW of Westley, CA · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 15
- 2.626 km WSW of Westley, CA · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.726 km WSW of Westley, CA · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 2.316 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.622 km SW of New Idria, CA · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
The first 60 of 63.
Before
- 2.210 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 39 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 39 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
- 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 40 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
- 1.614 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 40 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.59 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 40 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.816 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 41 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.619 km NW of New Idria, CA · 42 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.68 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
- 1.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.87 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 45 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.94 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 45 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
- 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 46 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.78 km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.78 km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 46 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.67 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 47 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 47 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75422907. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM UTC.