M2.6 earthquake 2 km ENE of Aromas, CA

Magnitude

2.6 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Sep 17, 2026, 11:14 AM PDT

UTC

2026-09-17 18:14:23 UTC

Depth

0.6 km (0.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.894° N, 121.618° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Automatic solution, may be revised

Location uncertainty

About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.12

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

8

• Aromas, CaliforniaPopulation 2,650. Forecast2 kmENE
• Watsonville, CaliforniaPopulation 53,628. Forecast13 kmE
• Salinas, CaliforniaPopulation 157,380. Forecast24 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast439 kmNW

After

1. 2.510 km ENE of Milpitas, CASat, Sep 19, 3:52 AM PDT · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 9
2. 1.54 km N of Aromas, CASat, Sep 19, 5:04 PM PDT · 2 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
3. 2.09 km ESE of Livermore, CASun, Sep 20, 10:18 PM PDT · 28 hr ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, CAMon, Sep 21, 3:34 PM PDT · 11 hr ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
5. 1.58 km E of Alum Rock, CAMon, Sep 21, 5:46 PM PDT · 9 hr ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.516 km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Sep 22, 1:36 AM PDT · 48 min ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away
7. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CATue, Sep 22, 1:50 AM PDT · 34 min ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away

Before

1. 2.621 km E of Alum Rock, CAWed, Sep 16, 8:07 PM PDT · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 5
2. 1.631 km NE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:53 PM PDT · 5 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
3. 2.03 km W of Dublin, CAWed, Sep 16, 12:15 PM PDT · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
4. 1.65 km E of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 16, 8:13 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
5. 2.23 km W of Dublin, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:54 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
6. 1.63 km W of Dublin, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:53 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.011 km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 15, 7:26 PM PDT · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
8. 1.911 km SW of King City, CATue, Sep 15, 2:05 PM PDT · 7 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
9. 2.43 km WNW of Dublin, CATue, Sep 15, 1:00 PM PDT · 7 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 3
10. 1.71 km ENE of Woodside, CASun, Sep 13, 5:52 PM PDT · 8 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
11. 2.01 km E of Woodside, CASun, Sep 13, 5:45 PM PDT · 8 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
12. 2.51 km E of Woodside, CASun, Sep 13, 5:44 PM PDT · 8 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 179
13. 1.55 km NNW of Hollister, CASun, Sep 13, 4:45 PM PDT · 8 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
14. 2.132 km SW of South Dos Palos, CASun, Sep 13, 4:06 PM PDT · 8 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
15. 1.610 km NW of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 13, 12:30 PM PDT · 9 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
16. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, CASat, Sep 12, 11:55 PM PDT · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
17. 1.914 km ENE of Hollister, CASat, Sep 12, 2:17 PM PDT · 10 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
18. 1.83 km W of Dublin, CAFri, Sep 11, 2:17 AM PDT · 11 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
19. 2.13 km WNW of Dublin, CAThu, Sep 10, 3:02 PM PDT · 11 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
20. 2.13 km W of Dublin, CAThu, Sep 10, 3:00 PM PDT · 11 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75437317. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:24 AM UTC.