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 11:39:04 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
The magnitude 2.1 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) ENE (62 degrees) of El Cerrito, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 10 km ( 6 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.1 - duration magnitude (Md) |
| Time | Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 11:39:04 PM (PDT) Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 6:39:04 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
El Cerrito, CA - 2 km (1 miles) ENE (62 degrees) Kensington, CA - 2 km (1 miles) NNW (334 degrees) East Richmond Heights, CA - 3 km (2 miles) SE (136 degrees) Albany, CA - 4 km (3 miles) N (10 degrees) Richmond, CA - 5 km (3 miles) ESE (103 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 55.5 min. N (37.925N), 122 deg. 17.4 min. W (122.289W) |
| Depth | 10.36 km (6.40 miles) |
| Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=69, Nph=66, Dmin=6.4 km, Rmss=0.07 sec, Erho=0.12 km, Erzz=0.270000011 km, Gp=22 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc75329497 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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