Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

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

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

A micro earthquake occurred at 4:34:24 AM (PDT) on Friday, May 1, 2026.
The magnitude 0.3 event occurred 4 km (2 miles) SE of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).

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Magnitude	0.3 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time	Friday, May 1, 2026 at 4:34:24 AM (PDT) Friday, May 1, 2026 at 11:34:24 (UTC)
Distance from	The Geysers, CA - 4 km (2 miles) SE (129 degrees) Cobb, CA - 7 km (5 miles) S (180 degrees) Middletown, CA - 9 km (6 miles) W (273 degrees) Hidden Valley Lake, CA - 15 km (10 miles) WSW (248 degrees) Lower Lake, CA - 20 km (12 miles) SSW (210 degrees)
Coordinates	38 deg. 45.4 min. N (38.757N), 122 deg. 43.4 min. W (122.724W)
Depth	2.30 km (1.40 miles)
Quality	Excellent
Location Quality Parameters	Nst=23, Nph=25, Dmin=0.5 km, Rmss=0.03 sec, Erho=0.18 km, Erzz=0.3 km, Gp=61 degrees
Event ID#	nc75354942
Additional Information	Map

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