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 2:15:06 AM (PDT) on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 18 km (11 miles) SSE of Ridgemark, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 1.7 - duration magnitude (Md) |
| Time | Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 2:15:06 AM (PDT) Saturday, March 14, 2026 at 9:15:06 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ridgemark, CA - 18 km (11 miles) SSE (167 degrees) Gonzales, CA - 20 km (12 miles) NNE (33 degrees) Chualar, CA - 20 km (13 miles) ENE (61 degrees) Hollister, CA - 22 km (14 miles) SSE (162 degrees) Soledad, CA - 26 km (16 miles) N (1 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 39.4 min. N (36.657N), 121 deg. 19.2 min. W (121.321W) |
| Depth | 1.53 km (1.00 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=16, Nph=16, Dmin=5.2 km, Rmss=0.18 sec, Erho=0.53 km, Erzz=1.20000005 km, Gp=64 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc75327232 |
| 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)
