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 7:49:39 PM (PDT) on Sunday, July 5, 2026.
The magnitude 2.6 event occurred 15 km (9 miles) NNE (12 degrees) of Red Bluff, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 27 km (17 miles).


Magnitude 2.6 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Sunday, July 5, 2026 at 7:49:39 PM (PDT)
Monday, July 6, 2026 at 2:49:39 (UTC)
Distance from Red Bluff, CA - 15 km (9 miles) NNE (12 degrees)
Anderson, CA - 17 km (11 miles) SSE (151 degrees)
Palo Cedro, CA - 28 km (18 miles) S (173 degrees)
Gerber, CA - 29 km (18 miles) N (352 degrees)
Redding, CA - 33 km (20 miles) SSE (154 degrees)
Coordinates 40 deg. 18.6 min. N (40.310N), 122 deg. 11.9 min. W (122.199W)
Depth 26.88 km (16.70 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=18, Nph=18, Dmin=12.9 km, Rmss=0.15 sec, Erho=0.56 km, Erzz=0.74000001 km, Gp=93 degrees
Event ID# nc75390436
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)