California earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 10 km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 10 km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 12:30 PM PDT (19:30 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.1 32 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-13 19:30:25 UTC
Depth
1.0 km (0.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.597° N, 121.212° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

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How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Location uncertainty
About 0.4 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 since this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.132 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.55 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.911 km SW of King City, CA · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.718 km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 2.011 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.65 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 6 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  7. 1.631 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 5 days ago · -1 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.621 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 5
  9. 2.62 km ENE of Aromas, CA · 5 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 2 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.54 km N of Aromas, CA · 2 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  12. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 12 hr ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 2.612 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 11 hr ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  14. 2.313 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 10 hr ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.58 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 10 hr ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.516 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 2 hr ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 1 hr ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.914 km ENE of Hollister, CA · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.612 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 11 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.65 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 12 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.51 km E of Aromas, CA · 12 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.62 km SSW of Hollister, CA · 14 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  8. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, CA · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 16 days ago · 10 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 2.27 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.923 km NE of King City, CA · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 1.67 km NNE of Aromas, CA · 17 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  14. 1.67 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 17 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  15. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 18 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.69 km W of Patterson, CA · 19 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  18. 1.85 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 19 days ago · 2 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 2.23 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.814 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 20 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75435112. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.