California earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 3 km SE of Aromas, CA

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Aromas, CA on Mon, Feb 16, 2026, 5:16 PM PST (01:16 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 1 km SE of Boulder Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-02-17 01:16:09 UTC
Depth
6.4 km (4.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.873° N, 121.615° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.2 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
30°
Stations used
52

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 99 in the 60 days after this one and 67 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.824 km WNW of Boulder Creek, CA · 229 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 2.72 km ESE of San Martin, CA · 229 days ago · 23 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.112 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 229 days ago · 6 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 1.96 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 228 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.99 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 228 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.96 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 227 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 2.310 km SW of Bonny Doon, CA · 226 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.89 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 226 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  9. 2.29 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 226 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 1.82 km E of Hayward, CA · 226 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  11. 2.723 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 225 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.79 km SSE of San Juan Bautista, CA · 223 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  13. 2.59 km NNE of Milpitas, CA · 223 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 32
  14. 1.64 km WSW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 222 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.82 km NNE of Pinnacles, CA · 222 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  16. 1.620 km WSW of Patterson, CA · 221 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 1.811 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CA · 218 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.53 km SE of Aromas, CA · 217 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  19. 2.53 km SE of Aromas, CA · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  20. 1.615 km E of Seven Trees, CA · 217 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 3.410 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 217 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 28
  22. 2.13 km ESE of Aromas, CA · 216 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.78 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 216 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 1.716 km SE of Livermore, CA · 215 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.910 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 215 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  26. 2.514 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 213 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  27. 2.822 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 212 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.51 km SW of Aptos Hills-Larkin Valley, CA · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 122
  29. 1.91 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 212 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  30. 1.620 km NE of Morgan Hill, CA · 211 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  31. 1.721 km SW of Gustine, CA · 211 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
  32. 1.521 km SW of Gustine, CA · 210 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  33. 2.519 km SW of Gustine, CA · 210 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  34. 1.64 km WNW of Pinnacles, CA · 210 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  35. 2.58 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 206 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 9
  36. 2.45 km WSW of Portola Valley, CA · 205 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 7
  37. 1.95 km WSW of Portola Valley, CA · 205 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.714 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 205 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  39. 2.55 km WSW of Portola Valley, CA · 204 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 26
  40. 1.67 km WSW of Gilroy, CA · 204 days ago · 9 km deep · 12 km away
  41. 1.612 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 204 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  42. 2.520 km SW of Gustine, CA · 203 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
  43. 1.620 km SW of Gustine, CA · 203 days ago · 12 km deep · 50 km away
  44. 1.611 km NNW of Lopez Point, CA · 202 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.017 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 202 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  46. 2.316 km NW of Pacific Grove, CA · 202 days ago · 12 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 1
  47. 3.38 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 202 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 61
  48. 2.28 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 201 days ago · 9 km deep · 22 km away
  49. 1.715 km NNE of Morgan Hill, CA · 201 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  50. 2.54 km SW of San Juan Bautista, CA · 200 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 2
  51. 1.612 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 200 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
  52. 1.915 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 200 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  53. 1.83 km E of Aromas, CA · 199 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  54. 2.113 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 199 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.611 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 198 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  56. 1.58 km ENE of Gilroy, CA · 198 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  57. 1.911 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 198 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  58. 2.111 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 195 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  59. 1.611 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 195 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  60. 1.630 km SW of South Dos Palos, CA · 195 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away

The first 60 of 99.

Before

  1. 2.73 km SE of Aromas, CA · 230 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.814 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 230 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2
  3. 1.614 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 230 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  4. 1.632 km SSW of South Dos Palos, CA · 231 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 2.716 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 231 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.02 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 231 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.515 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 233 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 2.04 km NNW of Pinnacles, CA · 234 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.93 km S of Pleasanton, CA · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 2.43 km NNE of Sunol, CA · 235 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 19
  11. 1.83 km SSE of Pleasanton, CA · 235 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.38 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 236 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.06 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 236 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 2.55 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 236 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  15. 3.15 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 36
  16. 2.55 km SW of Ridgemark, CA · 236 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.89 km ESE of Pinnacles, CA · 236 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.810 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.711 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 2.32 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 238 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75314832. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:30 AM UTC.