California earthquakes

M2.5 earthquake 7 km SE of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 7 km SE of Pinnacles, CA on Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 11:27 AM PDT (18:27 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.5 12 km NNE of San Lucas, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.5 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-09-24 18:27:09 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.480° N, 121.096° 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 0.3 km horizontally, 1.1 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 since this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.95 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 5 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.316 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 4 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.622 km SW of New Idria, CA · 4 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.512 km SW of Huron, CA · 3 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.72 km NW of Hollister, CA · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.512 km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 2 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.47 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 16 hr ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 2.510 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 6 hr ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, CA · 2 hr ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.811 km SSW of La Selva Beach, CA · 7 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 1.515 km WSW of Firebaugh, CA · 8 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 1.56 km ENE of Chualar, CA · 8 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 8 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 2.62 km NW of Hollister, CA · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 24
  6. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 10 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.516 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.313 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 10 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 2.512 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 10 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.53 km N of Aromas, CA · 12 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 12 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 2.11 km WSW of Parkfield, CA · 14 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.731 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 15 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  14. 1.56 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  15. 2.19 km SSE of Huron, CA · 16 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 16 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 16 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.711 km SW of King City, CA · 16 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
  19. 1.54 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 18 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  20. 2.032 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 18 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75440987. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:11 AM UTC.