California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 1:35 PM PDT (20:35 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M1.6 12 km NW of Parkfield, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-10 20:35:17 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.561° N, 121.180° 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, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 since this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.914 km ENE of Hollister, CA · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  3. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  5. 1.610 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 9 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.132 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 1.55 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.911 km SW of King City, CA · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.718 km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 7 days ago · 4 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.011 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.65 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 6 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.631 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 6 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 2.621 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 5
  14. 2.21 km WSW of Parkfield, CA · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  15. 2.62 km ENE of Aromas, CA · 5 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.54 km N of Aromas, CA · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 18 hr ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  19. 2.612 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 17 hr ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  20. 2.313 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 16 hr ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  21. 1.516 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 7 hr ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 7 hr ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away

Before

  1. 1.51 km E of Aromas, CA · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.62 km SSW of Hollister, CA · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, CA · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 16 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 2.27 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.923 km NE of King City, CA · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  8. 1.67 km NNE of Aromas, CA · 17 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 1.67 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 17 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 18 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 1.85 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 19 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 2.23 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.814 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 20 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 1.812 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 20 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.510 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 22 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.68 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 23 days ago · 6 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 1.919 km W of New Idria, CA · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  20. 1.916 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 25 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75433292. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:04 PM UTC.