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 4:14:43 PM (PST) on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 11 km (7 miles) NW of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.5 - duration magnitude (Md) |
| Time | Wednesday, January 21, 2026 at 4:14:43 PM (PST) Thursday, January 22, 2026 at 0:14:43 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
The Geysers, CA - 11 km (7 miles) NW (317 degrees) Cobb, CA - 11 km (7 miles) WNW (286 degrees) Kelseyville, CA - 14 km (9 miles) S (181 degrees) Cloverdale, CA - 16 km (10 miles) ENE (73 degrees) Soda Bay, CA - 18 km (11 miles) SSW (195 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 50.9 min. N (38.848N), 122 deg. 50.5 min. W (122.842W) |
| Depth | 7.73 km (4.80 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=7, Nph=6, Dmin=1.8 km, Rmss=0.04 sec, Erho=1.72 km, Erzz=7.51999998 km, Gp=134 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc75299586 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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