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 9:34:27 AM (PST) on Monday, February 2, 2026.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) ESE of Atascadero, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.7 - duration magnitude (Md) |
| Time | Monday, February 2, 2026 at 9:34:27 AM (PST) Monday, February 2, 2026 at 17:34:27 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Atascadero, CA - 8 km (5 miles) ESE (104 degrees) Santa Margarita, CA - 9 km (6 miles) NNE (15 degrees) Templeton, CA - 14 km (9 miles) SE (128 degrees) Paso Robles, CA - 19 km (12 miles) SSE (153 degrees) San Luis Obispo, CA - 22 km (14 miles) NNE (18 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 28.3 min. N (35.472N), 120 deg. 35.0 min. W (120.583W) |
| Depth | 4.59 km (2.90 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=6, Nph=6, Dmin=10.8 km, Rmss=0.02 sec, Erho=1.65 km, Erzz=4.51000023 km, Gp=131 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc75306046 |
| 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)
