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 4:06:04 PM (PDT) on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
The magnitude 2.3 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) WSW of Redding, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 14 km ( 9 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.3 - duration magnitude (Md) |
| Time | Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 4:06:04 PM (PDT) Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 23:06:04 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Redding, CA - 5 km (3 miles) WSW (242 degrees) Shasta, CA - 8 km (5 miles) SE (132 degrees) Central Valley (historical), CA - 15 km (9 miles) SSW (198 degrees) Shasta Lake, CA - 15 km (9 miles) SSW (198 degrees) Anderson, CA - 16 km (10 miles) NW (317 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 40 deg. 33.2 min. N (40.554N), 122 deg. 25.6 min. W (122.426W) |
| Depth | 14.31 km (8.90 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=7, Nph=6, Dmin=12.3 km, Rmss=0.02 sec, Erho=0.86 km, Erzz=1.57000005 km, Gp=154 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc75444556 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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