California earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 1 km SSE of Ridgemark, CA

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 1 km SSE of Ridgemark, CA on Fri, May 8, 2026, 12:24 AM PDT (07:24 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 2 km ENE of Ridgemark, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-05-08 07:24:56 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.801° N, 121.362° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.16
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
37°
Stations used
62

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 88 in the 60 days after this one and 40 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.28 km WSW of San Ardo, CA · 147 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.914 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 146 days ago · 6 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.015 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 146 days ago · 6 km deep · 17 km away
  4. 1.98 km WSW of San Ardo, CA · 146 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.517 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 146 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.715 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 146 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.37 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 142 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.512 km SW of Mendota, CA · 140 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 1.65 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 140 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.62 km ENE of Ridgemark, CA · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 144
  11. 1.52 km ENE of Ridgemark, CA · 138 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.88 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 138 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  13. 1.72 km ENE of Aromas, CA · 137 days ago · 1 km deep · 25 km away
  14. 2.35 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 134 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.811 km N of Hollister, CA · 132 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 2.723 km WSW of New Idria, CA · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.91 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 131 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 1.68 km ENE of Hollister, CA · 131 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.09 km NE of Gonzales, CA · 131 days ago · 11 km deep · 27 km away
  20. 1.63 km S of Ridgemark, CA · 130 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 2.06 km SE of Lexington Hills, CA · 129 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.57 km NNE of Greenfield, CA · 128 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  23. 1.622 km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 127 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  24. 1.915 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 126 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.67 km N of Pinnacles, CA · 126 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away
  26. 2.522 km SSW of King City, CA · 125 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.58 km N of Pinnacles, CA · 124 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  28. 2.421 km WNW of Boulder Creek, CA · 124 days ago · 13 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  29. 1.86 km WSW of Ridgemark, CA · 124 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  30. 1.612 km ESE of Alum Rock, CA · 124 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.612 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 122 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 2.112 km ESE of Gilroy, CA · 121 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  33. 3.010 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 121 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 22
  34. 2.67 km E of Fremont, CA · 120 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 8
  35. 1.86 km E of Fremont, CA · 119 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 5
  36. 1.920 km SSW of Gustine, CA · 118 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  37. 2.316 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 117 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  38. 2.412 km WNW of Bonny Doon, CA · 116 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 14
  39. 1.616 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 115 days ago · 5 km deep · 21 km away
  40. 2.719 km ENE of Tres Pinos, CA · 114 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  41. 2.81 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  42. 2.01 km W of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  44. 1.71 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  45. 2.01 km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  46. 2.32 km W of Pinnacles, CA · 113 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  47. 1.56 km N of Pinnacles, CA · 112 days ago · -1 km deep · 31 km away
  48. 2.33 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 110 days ago · 5 km deep · 19 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.97 km SSE of Portola Valley, CA · 110 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  50. 1.57 km ESE of Fremont, CA · 110 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  51. 1.516 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 107 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  52. 1.94 km W of San Juan Bautista, CA · 107 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  53. 2.12 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 105 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
  54. 2.114 km S of Carmel By The Sea, CA · 104 days ago · 8 km deep · 66 km away
  55. 2.55 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 104 days ago · 2 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  56. 2.34 km NNE of San Ardo, CA · 104 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.113 km S of Carmel By The Sea, CA · 103 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
  58. 2.013 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 102 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 2.15 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 101 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  60. 3.45 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 101 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 43

The first 60 of 88.

Before

  1. 2.122 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 147 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 2.314 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.312 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 149 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 2.710 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 151 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 2.511 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 151 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  6. 1.95 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 152 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 1.612 km NNW of Boulder Creek, CA · 152 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.520 km SE of Livermore, CA · 153 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  9. 2.816 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 2.616 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 153 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away
  11. 1.91 km WSW of Pinnacles, CA · 155 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 155 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
  13. 2.814 km N of Morgan Hill, CA · 155 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 17
  14. 1.819 km NW of New Idria, CA · 155 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 1.611 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 156 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 1.51 km SSW of Pinnacles, CA · 156 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 1.62 km E of Lopez Point, CA · 156 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 1.68 km SW of New Idria, CA · 157 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.616 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 159 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 49
  20. 2.211 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 159 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75356941. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:29 PM UTC.