M1.7 earthquake 8 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 8 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA on Sun, Aug 9, 2026, 7:43 PM PDT (02:43 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 6 km NW of Pinnacles, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (md), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-10 02:43:45 UTC
- Depth
- 11.3 km (7.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.744° N, 121.389° W
- Region
- California
- 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 0.2 km horizontally, 0.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.17
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 39°
- Stations used
- 49
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 92 since this one and 93 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.76 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.410 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 43 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
- 2.37 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 43 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.612 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 43 days ago · 4 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.97 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 43 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
- 3.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 34
- 2.66 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.47 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
- 2.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.67 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.86 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.97 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.75 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 2
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.06 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.95 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 41 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.19 km ENE of Morgan Hill, CA · 41 days ago · 4 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 4
- 1.87 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 41 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 40 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.67 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 40 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 39 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.78 km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 38 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.78 km ENE of Lopez Point, CA · 38 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
- 1.815 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 38 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.94 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 38 days ago · 3 km deep · 28 km away
- 1.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 37 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 36 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.87 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 36 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.76 km SSE of Portola Valley, CA · 35 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 35 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.68 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 35 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
- 1.619 km NW of New Idria, CA · 35 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.816 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 33 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
- 1.59 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 32 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 32 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.614 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 32 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
- 2.210 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 32 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
- 1.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 31 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.79 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 31 days ago · 4 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.87 km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 30 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.822 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 27 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
- 1.611 km SE of Sunol, CA · 27 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
- 2.024 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 26 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
- 1.916 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 25 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
- 1.919 km W of New Idria, CA · 23 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 1.68 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 23 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.67 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 23 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.510 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.812 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 20 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.814 km SW of Cantua Creek, CA · 20 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
- 2.23 km ENE of Pinnacles, CA · 19 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
- 1.85 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 19 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
- 1.69 km W of Patterson, CA · 19 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
The first 60 of 92.
Before
- 2.95 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
- 1.88 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 44 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
- 2.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.08 km SSW of Ridgemark, CA · 44 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.513 km SE of Tres Pinos, CA · 44 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
- 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 44 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.74 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 45 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.512 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 45 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
- 2.85 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 45 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
- 2.16 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 45 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.55 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 45 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 1.812 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 45 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.77 km WNW of San Ardo, CA · 46 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.96 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.56 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.16 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
- 1.76 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
- 2.86 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 46 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.06 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 46 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75415002. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:37 PM UTC.