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 3:30:53 AM (PDT) on Friday, May 1, 2026.
The magnitude 1.8 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NW of Laytonville, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.8 - duration magnitude (Md) |
| Time | Friday, May 1, 2026 at 3:30:53 AM (PDT) Friday, May 1, 2026 at 10:30:53 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Laytonville, CA - 8 km (5 miles) NW (314 degrees) Covelo, CA - 26 km (16 miles) WSW (256 degrees) Brooktrails, CA - 35 km (22 miles) NNW (337 degrees) Fort Bragg, CA - 39 km (24 miles) NE (34 degrees) Willits, CA - 40 km (25 miles) NNW (336 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 39 deg. 44.2 min. N (39.737N), 123 deg. 32.9 min. W (123.548W) |
| Depth | 2.55 km (1.60 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=33, Nph=35, Dmin=6.4 km, Rmss=0.12 sec, Erho=0.26 km, Erzz=0.82 km, Gp=93 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc75354912 |
| 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)
