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 12:00:08 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, September 22, 2026.
The magnitude 2.5 event occurred 48 km (30 miles) WSW of Ferndale, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 2.5 - duration magnitude (Md) |
| Time | Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 12:00:08 PM (PDT) Tuesday, September 22, 2026 at 19:00:08 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ferndale, CA - 48 km (30 miles) WSW (239 degrees) Fortuna, CA - 57 km (35 miles) WSW (242 degrees) Rio Dell, CA - 57 km (35 miles) WSW (254 degrees) Hydesville, CA - 59 km (37 miles) WSW (249 degrees) Humboldt Hill, CA - 63 km (39 miles) SW (229 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 40 deg. 21.3 min. N (40.355N), 124 deg. 45.1 min. W (124.752W) |
| Depth | 2.00 km (1.20 miles) |
| Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=12, Nph=12, Dmin=52.5 km, Rmss=0.27 sec, Erho=8.84 km, Erzz=10.5699997 km, Gp=286 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc75440082 |
| 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)
