California earthquakes

M1.4 earthquake 5 km SE of Aromas, CA

A magnitude 1.4 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Aromas, CA on Sat, Sep 19, 2026, 5:26 PM PDT (00:26 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 27 km WSW of Westley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.4 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-09-20 00:26:33 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.857° N, 121.603° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.28
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
38

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 25 since this one and 53 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.99 km ESE of Livermore, CA · 12 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.710 km SW of Tres Pinos, CA · 11 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 2.62 km NW of Hollister, CA · 10 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 24
  4. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, CA · 10 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 1.56 km ENE of Chualar, CA · 10 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.515 km WSW of Firebaugh, CA · 9 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.811 km SSW of La Selva Beach, CA · 9 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 2.57 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 2.18 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 8 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.712 km SE of Livermore, CA · 8 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 1.95 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 6 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 3.327 km WSW of Westley, CA · 6 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 15
  13. 2.626 km WSW of Westley, CA · 6 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.726 km WSW of Westley, CA · 6 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 2.316 km S of Tres Pinos, CA · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.112 km NNE of Alum Rock, CA · 5 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.622 km SW of New Idria, CA · 5 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.72 km NW of Hollister, CA · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 17 km away
  19. 2.512 km NNE of San Lucas, CA · 4 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 2.126 km WSW of Westley, CA · 3 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.47 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 2 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 2.510 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 42 hr ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  23. 2.310 km SSE of Pinnacles, CA · 26 hr ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.95 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 16 hr ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  25. 1.511 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 13 hr ago · 25 km deep · 63 km away

Before

  1. 1.53 km N of Aromas, CA · 14 days ago · 4 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 2.510 km ENE of Milpitas, CA · 14 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 9
  3. 2.621 km E of Alum Rock, CA · 16 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 6
  4. 1.731 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 16 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.93 km W of Dublin, CA · 17 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.56 km E of Pinnacles, CA · 17 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.13 km W of Dublin, CA · 17 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.53 km W of Dublin, CA · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  9. 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CA · 17 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CA · 17 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
  11. 1.711 km SW of King City, CA · 18 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.33 km W of Dublin, CA · 18 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.71 km ENE of Woodside, CA · 19 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.81 km E of Woodside, CA · 19 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 5
  15. 2.51 km ESE of Woodside, CA · 19 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 179
  16. 1.54 km NNW of Hollister, CA · 20 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 2.032 km NE of Pinnacles, CA · 20 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  18. 1.914 km ENE of Hollister, CA · 21 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 2.13 km W of Dublin, CA · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.13 km W of Dublin, CA · 23 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75438697. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:12 PM UTC.