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 11:53:54 AM (PST) on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
The magnitude 0.9 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) NW of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.9 - duration magnitude (Md) |
| Time | Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 11:53:54 AM (PST) Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 19:53:54 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
The Geysers, CA - 3 km (2 miles) NW (313 degrees) Cobb, CA - 6 km (4 miles) WSW (244 degrees) Middletown, CA - 16 km (10 miles) WNW (289 degrees) Lower Lake, CA - 20 km (12 miles) SW (231 degrees) Hidden Valley Lake, CA - 20 km (12 miles) W (267 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 47.9 min. N (38.799N), 122 deg. 47.1 min. W (122.785W) |
| Depth | 3.56 km (2.20 miles) |
| Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=15, Nph=15, Dmin=0.6 km, Rmss=0.02 sec, Erho=0.32 km, Erzz=0.75999999 km, Gp=64 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc75297181 |
| 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)
