M1.5 earthquake 6 km NW of Pinnacles, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (md), micro

Local time

Tue, Sep 15, 2026, 6:43 PM PDT

UTC

2026-09-16 01:43:35 UTC

Depth

2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.570° N, 121.197° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.22

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

58°

Stations used

23

• Soledad, CaliforniaPopulation 25,003. Forecast20 kmNE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast43 kmESE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast387 kmNW

After

1. 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 15, 7:26 PM PDT · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
2. 1.56 km E of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 16, 8:13 AM PDT · 13 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
3. 1.731 km NE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:53 PM PDT · 13 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
4. 2.621 km E of Alum Rock, CAWed, Sep 16, 8:07 PM PDT · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 6
5. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Sep 19, 3:54 PM PDT · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
6. 1.54 km N of Aromas, CASat, Sep 19, 5:04 PM PDT · 10 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
7. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, CAMon, Sep 21, 3:34 PM PDT · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
8. 2.612 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CAMon, Sep 21, 4:08 PM PDT · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
9. 2.313 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CAMon, Sep 21, 5:04 PM PDT · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
10. 1.58 km E of Alum Rock, CAMon, Sep 21, 5:46 PM PDT · 8 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
11. 1.516 km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Sep 22, 1:36 AM PDT · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
12. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CATue, Sep 22, 1:50 AM PDT · 7 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
13. 2.62 km NW of Hollister, CAWed, Sep 23, 9:00 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 24
14. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, CAWed, Sep 23, 11:37 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 12 km deep · 59 km away
15. 1.56 km ENE of Chualar, CAWed, Sep 23, 1:06 PM PDT · 6 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
16. 1.515 km WSW of Firebaugh, CAThu, Sep 24, 4:21 AM PDT · 5 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
17. 1.811 km SSW of La Selva Beach, CAThu, Sep 24, 10:54 AM PDT · 5 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
18. 2.57 km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 24, 11:27 AM PDT · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away
19. 2.18 km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 25, 9:27 AM PDT · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.95 km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Sep 26, 6:36 PM PDT · 3 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
21. 3.327 km WSW of Westley, CASun, Sep 27, 7:21 AM PDT · 2 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 15
22. 2.626 km WSW of Westley, CASun, Sep 27, 7:40 AM PDT · 2 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
23. 1.726 km WSW of Westley, CASun, Sep 27, 9:06 AM PDT · 2 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
24. 2.316 km S of Tres Pinos, CASun, Sep 27, 11:15 AM PDT · 45 hr ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
25. 1.622 km SW of New Idria, CASun, Sep 27, 10:14 PM PDT · 34 hr ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
26. 1.72 km NW of Hollister, CATue, Sep 29, 1:55 AM PDT · 7 hr ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away

Before

1. 1.711 km SW of King City, CATue, Sep 15, 2:05 PM PDT · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
2. 1.54 km NNW of Hollister, CASun, Sep 13, 4:45 PM PDT · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
3. 2.032 km NE of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 13, 4:06 PM PDT · 16 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
4. 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Sep 13, 8:19 AM PDT · 16 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.914 km ENE of Hollister, CASat, Sep 12, 2:17 PM PDT · 17 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
6. 1.612 km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Sep 10, 6:15 PM PDT · 19 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.65 km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 10, 1:35 PM PDT · 19 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
8. 1.51 km E of Aromas, CAThu, Sep 10, 1:59 AM PDT · 19 days ago · 6 km deep · 53 km away
9. 1.62 km SSW of Hollister, CATue, Sep 8, 10:18 AM PDT · 21 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
10. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, CATue, Sep 8, 7:28 AM PDT · 21 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
11. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, CAMon, Sep 7, 9:19 AM PDT · 22 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
12. 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 6, 9:18 AM PDT · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
13. 2.27 km SW of Gilroy, CASat, Sep 5, 7:59 AM PDT · 24 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.923 km NE of King City, CASat, Sep 5, 6:17 AM PDT · 24 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
15. 1.67 km NNE of Aromas, CASat, Sep 5, 5:27 AM PDT · 24 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
16. 1.67 km SW of Gilroy, CASat, Sep 5, 4:36 AM PDT · 24 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
17. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CASat, Sep 5, 2:26 AM PDT · 24 days ago · 3 km deep · 0 km away
18. 1.515 km E of Seven Trees, CAFri, Sep 4, 2:56 PM PDT · 25 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
19. 1.69 km W of Patterson, CAThu, Sep 3, 1:10 PM PDT · 26 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
20. 1.85 km E of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 3, 12:58 PM PDT · 26 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75436342. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 3:37 PM UTC.