California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 5 km NW of Pinnacles, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 5 km NW of Pinnacles, CA on Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:03 PM PDT (20:03 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-10-02 20:03:51 UTC
Depth
5.2 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.564° N, 121.184° 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, 1.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.15
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
41°
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 since this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 3 hr ago · 25 km deep · 15 km away
  2. 1.811 km SSW of San Lucas, CA · 20 min ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 2.310 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 17 hr ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.011 km NW of Parkfield, CA · 19 hr ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.08 km N of Coalinga, CA · 29 hr ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.510 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 33 hr ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.47 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 42 hr ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 2.126 km WSW of Westley, CA · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.512 km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 3 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  8. 1.72 km NW of Hollister, CA · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.622 km SW of New Idria, CA · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 2.316 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  11. 1.726 km WSW of Westley, CA · 5 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 2.626 km WSW of Westley, CA · 6 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 3.327 km WSW of Westley, CA · 6 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 15
  14. 1.95 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 6 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 2.18 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 2.57 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 1.811 km SSW of La Selva Beach, CA · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  18. 1.515 km WSW of Firebaugh, CA · 9 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  19. 1.56 km ENE of Chualar, CA · 9 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  20. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 9 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75443011. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:42 AM UTC.