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 2:45:23 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
The magnitude 0.3 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) ESE of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km (0.40 miles).


Magnitude 0.3 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 2:45:23 AM (PDT)
Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 9:45:23 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 2 km (1 miles) ESE (109 degrees)
Cobb, CA - 6 km (4 miles) SSW (195 degrees)
Middletown, CA - 11 km (7 miles) WNW (282 degrees)
Hidden Valley Lake, CA - 16 km (10 miles) WSW (256 degrees)
Lower Lake, CA - 19 km (12 miles) SW (216 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 46.4 min. N (38.773N), 122 deg. 44.4 min. W (122.740W)
Depth 0.69 km (0.40 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=11, Nph=12, Dmin=1.2 km, Rmss=0.02 sec, Erho=0.22 km, Erzz=0.61 km, Gp=104 degrees
Event ID# nc75349467
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