California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 5 km E of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 5 km E of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Sep 3, 2026, 12:58 PM PDT (19:58 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 2 km NW of Hollister, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-03 19:58:38 UTC
Depth
2.4 km (1.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.529° N, 121.089° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 0.8 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
191°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 43 since this one and 98 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 26 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 26 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.67 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 26 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 1.67 km NNE of Aromas, CA · 26 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.923 km NE of King City, CA · 25 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  6. 2.27 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 25 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  9. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, CA · 22 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  10. 1.62 km SSW of Hollister, CA · 22 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.51 km E of Aromas, CA · 21 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.65 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 20 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.612 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 20 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  14. 1.914 km ENE of Hollister, CA · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  15. 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 17 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 2.032 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  17. 1.54 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  18. 1.711 km SW of King City, CA · 15 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 15 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 7 km away
  21. 1.56 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  22. 1.731 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 14 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  23. 2.11 km WSW of Parkfield, CA · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  24. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  25. 1.54 km N of Aromas, CA · 11 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  26. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 2.612 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.313 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.516 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  30. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 9 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  31. 2.62 km NW of Hollister, CA · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 24
  32. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 7 days ago · 12 km deep · 69 km away
  33. 1.56 km ENE of Chualar, CA · 7 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.515 km WSW of Firebaugh, CA · 7 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  35. 1.811 km SSW of La Selva Beach, CA · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 2.57 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  37. 2.18 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  38. 1.95 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 4 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.316 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.622 km SW of New Idria, CA · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  41. 1.512 km SW of Huron, CA · 40 hr ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  42. 1.72 km NW of Hollister, CA · 39 hr ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  43. 2.512 km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 25 hr ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 2.23 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 27 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.814 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 28 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.812 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 28 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 1.510 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 29 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.68 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 31 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  7. 1.919 km W of New Idria, CA · 31 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.916 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 33 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  9. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 34 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 1.617 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 34 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 2.024 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 34 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 1.822 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 36 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.87 km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 38 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
  14. 2.84 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 39 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.79 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 39 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 40 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.210 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 40 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.727 km NW of San Simeon, CA · 40 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.122 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 40 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.614 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 40 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75429332. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:13 AM UTC.