Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California
Version #0: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 9:18:24 PM (PST) on Tuesday, January 6, 2026.
The magnitude 1.0 event occurred 11 km (7 miles) ENE (63 degrees) of Coalinga, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 12 km ( 8 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.0 - duration magnitude (Md) |
| Time | Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 9:18:24 PM (PST) Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 5:18:24 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Coalinga, CA - 11 km (7 miles) ENE (63 degrees) Huron, CA - 13 km (8 miles) W (261 degrees) Avenal, CA - 23 km (14 miles) NNW (331 degrees) Lemoore Station, CA - 32 km (20 miles) WSW (254 degrees) Kettleman City, CA - 33 km (20 miles) NW (307 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 11.0 min. N (36.184N), 120 deg. 15.1 min. W (120.252W) |
| Depth | 12.47 km (7.70 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=11, Nph=11, Dmin=6.0 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=0.73 km, Erzz=0.519999981 km, Gp=147 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc75291861 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
[
Index map ||
Big earthquake list ||
All earthquake list ||
Glossary of terms ||
Top page
]
[
Did you feel it? ||
ShakeMaps
|| Relative2Me
]
[ Data Sources ]
Special maps
Long Valley || Los Angeles || San Francisco
Data Sources
US and World - USGS/NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - Caltech = California Institute of Technology
Nevada - UNR = University of Nevada, Reno
Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)
