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 10:18:09 PM (PDT) on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 22 km (14 miles) SW of Gustine, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 5 miles).


Magnitude 1.5 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 10:18:09 PM (PDT)
Monday, March 16, 2026 at 5:18:09 (UTC)
Distance from Gustine, CA - 22 km (14 miles) SW (225 degrees)
Newman, CA - 26 km (16 miles) SSW (212 degrees)
Los Banos, CA - 29 km (18 miles) WNW (283 degrees)
Hollister, CA - 36 km (22 miles) NE (34 degrees)
Gilroy, CA - 37 km (23 miles) ENE (71 degrees)
Coordinates 37 deg. 6.9 min. N (37.116N), 121 deg. 10.4 min. W (121.174W)
Depth 8.68 km (5.40 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=10, Nph=10, Dmin=12.9 km, Rmss=0.09 sec, Erho=0.6 km, Erzz=1.98000002 km, Gp=186 degrees
Event ID# nc75328077
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)