Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California


Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 8:33:27 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
The magnitude 0.2 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) NW of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).


Magnitude 0.2 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 8:33:27 AM (PDT)
Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 15:33:27 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 2 km (1 miles) NW (317 degrees)
Cobb, CA - 6 km (3 miles) SW (226 degrees)
Middletown, CA - 14 km (9 miles) WNW (286 degrees)
Hidden Valley Lake, CA - 18 km (11 miles) W (263 degrees)
Lower Lake, CA - 19 km (12 miles) SW (225 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 47.3 min. N (38.788N), 122 deg. 46.1 min. W (122.769W)
Depth 1.57 km (1.00 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=3, Nph=5, Dmin=1.7 km, Rmss=0.01 sec, Erho=0.78 km, Erzz=0.9 km, Gp=143 degrees
Event ID# nc75329607
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