California earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 8 km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 8 km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Fri, Sep 25, 2026, 9:27 AM PDT (16:27 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M3.3 27 km WSW of Westley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.1 (md), micro
Local time
UTC
2026-09-25 16:27:53 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.588° N, 121.200° 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, 1.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
52°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 since this one and 50 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 4 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  2. 3.327 km WSW of Westley, CA · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 15
  3. 2.626 km WSW of Westley, CA · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.726 km WSW of Westley, CA · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.316 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  6. 1.622 km SW of New Idria, CA · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.72 km NW of Hollister, CA · 33 hr ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 2.512 km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 18 hr ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 2.126 km WSW of Westley, CA · 14 hr ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away

Before

  1. 2.57 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.811 km SSW of La Selva Beach, CA · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  3. 1.515 km WSW of Firebaugh, CA · 6 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.56 km ENE of Chualar, CA · 7 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 7 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 2.62 km NW of Hollister, CA · 7 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 24
  7. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 8 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
  8. 1.516 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.58 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 9 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 2.313 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 2.612 km W of Lake Nacimiento, CA · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  13. 1.54 km N of Aromas, CA · 11 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 2.621 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 14 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 6
  16. 1.731 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 14 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.56 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 14 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  18. 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  19. 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 15 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.711 km SW of King City, CA · 15 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75441692. Read Wed, Sep 30, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC.