M1.8 earthquake 22 km SE of Pinnacles, CA
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 22 km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Wed, Aug 26, 2026, 3:45 AM PDT (10:45 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 24 km NE 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
- 2026-08-26 10:45:00 UTC
- Depth
- 6.7 km (4.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.391° N, 120.975° W
- Region
- California
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.25
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 59°
- Stations used
- 48
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 45 since this one and 113 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.024 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 26 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 25 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 25 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.916 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 25 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.919 km W of New Idria, CA · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.68 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 22 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
- 1.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 22 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.510 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.812 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 20 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.814 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 20 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
- 2.23 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.85 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 19 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.67 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 17 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.67 km NNE of Aromas, CA · 17 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.923 km NE of King City, CA · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
- 2.27 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
- 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 16 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, CA · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.67 km W of Templeton, CA · 14 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.62 km SSW of Hollister, CA · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.51 km E of Aromas, CA · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.65 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.612 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 11 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
- 1.914 km ENE of Hollister, CA · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.610 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 9 days ago · 1 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.132 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.55 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.911 km SW of King City, CA · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.718 km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.011 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
- 2.210 km SE of Huron, CA · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.65 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 6 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
- 1.631 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 5 days ago · -1 km deep · 36 km away
- 2.21 km WSW of Parkfield, CA · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
- 2.62 km ENE of Aromas, CA · 5 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
- 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.54 km N of Aromas, CA · 2 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 11 hr ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
- 2.612 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 11 hr ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
- 2.313 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 10 hr ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
- 1.516 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 1 hr ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
- 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1 hr ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
Before
- 1.87 km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 30 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.84 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 30 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
- 1.79 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 31 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.210 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 31 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 31 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
- 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 32 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.614 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 32 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 32 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.59 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 32 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
- 1.816 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 33 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.68 km W of Templeton, CA · 34 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.619 km NW of New Idria, CA · 34 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
- 1.68 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 34 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
- 1.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 34 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.57 km NW of Avenal, CA · 35 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.87 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 36 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 36 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 37 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.94 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 37 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75425352. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC.