California earthquakes

M1.2 earthquake 19 km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.2 earthquake struck 19 km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 12:39 AM PDT (07:39 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.2 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-19 07:39:59 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.406° N, 120.992° 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 0.6 km horizontally, 2.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.22
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 since this one and 48 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 9 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.54 km N of Aromas, CA · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 2.612 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.313 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 76 km away
  6. 1.516 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 7 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 7 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.62 km NW of Hollister, CA · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 24
  9. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 5 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.915 km WNW of Templeton, CA · 5 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.56 km ENE of Chualar, CA · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.515 km WSW of Firebaugh, CA · 5 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  13. 1.811 km SSW of La Selva Beach, CA · 4 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.57 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 2.18 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.95 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 47 hr ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  17. 2.316 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 30 hr ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  18. 1.622 km SW of New Idria, CA · 19 hr ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 2.11 km WSW of Parkfield, CA · 11 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.731 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 12 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  3. 1.56 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 2.19 km SSE of Huron, CA · 13 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 13 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.718 km ENE of San Lucas, CA · 13 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.711 km SW of King City, CA · 13 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 1.54 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.032 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 15 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 15 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.914 km ENE of Hollister, CA · 16 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  12. 1.612 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 18 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  13. 1.65 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 18 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 1.51 km E of Aromas, CA · 19 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.62 km SSW of Hollister, CA · 20 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  16. 1.67 km W of Templeton, CA · 20 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  17. 2.022 km NE of San Lucas, CA · 20 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  18. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 21 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 2.27 km SW of Gilroy, CA · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75438232. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 12:11 AM UTC.