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 event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 8:29:56 AM (PDT) on Monday, July 27, 2026.
The magnitude 2.7 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) ENE (66 degrees) of The Geysers, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km ( 1 mile).


Magnitude 2.7 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Monday, July 27, 2026 at 8:29:56 AM (PDT)
Monday, July 27, 2026 at 15:29:56 (UTC)
Distance from The Geysers, CA - 3 km (2 miles) ENE (66 degrees)
Cobb, CA - 4 km (2 miles) S (182 degrees)
Middletown, CA - 10 km (6 miles) WNW (293 degrees)
Hidden Valley Lake, CA - 15 km (9 miles) W (261 degrees)
Lower Lake, CA - 17 km (10 miles) SW (216 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 47.3 min. N (38.788N), 122 deg. 43.5 min. W (122.724W)
Depth 1.21 km (0.80 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=40, Nph=40, Dmin=5.1 km, Rmss=0.59 sec, Erho=1.03 km, Erzz=1.911 km, Gp=24 degrees
Event ID# nc75406687
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