Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California

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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 5:27:49 PM (PST) on Monday, January 19, 2026.
The magnitude 2.3 event occurred 43 km (27 miles) SW of Ferndale, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 13 km ( 8 miles).

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Magnitude	2.3 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time	Monday, January 19, 2026 at 5:27:49 PM (PST) Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 1:27:49 (UTC)
Distance from	Ferndale, CA - 43 km (27 miles) SW (226 degrees) Rio Dell, CA - 50 km (31 miles) WSW (244 degrees) Fortuna, CA - 52 km (32 miles) SW (231 degrees) Hydesville, CA - 53 km (33 miles) WSW (240 degrees) Humboldt Hill, CA - 60 km (37 miles) SW (219 degrees)
Coordinates	40 deg. 18.3 min. N (40.305N), 124 deg. 38.1 min. W (124.634W)
Depth	12.98 km (8.10 miles)
Quality	Poor
Location Quality Parameters	Nst=10, Nph=10, Dmin=24.9 km, Rmss=0.16 sec, Erho=5.99 km, Erzz=1.73000002 km, Gp=310 degrees
Event ID#	nc75298456
Additional Information	Map

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