M2.8 earthquake 67 km WNW of Bayview, CA

Magnitude

2.8 (md), micro

Local time

Wed, Aug 26, 2026, 12:44 PM PDT

UTC

2026-08-26 19:44:58 UTC

Depth

23.4 km (14.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.964° N, 124.942° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 1.0 km horizontally, 5.5 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

233°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

78

• Manila, CaliforniaPopulation 784. Forecast67 kmW
• Eureka, CaliforniaPopulation 27,017. Forecast68 kmWNW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast297 kmWNW

After

1. 2.012 km WSW of Petrolia, CAThu, Aug 27, 10:55 PM PDT · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
2. 2.756 km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Aug 28, 2:18 PM PDT · 25 days ago · 20 km deep · 69 km away
3. 2.857 km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Aug 28, 2:24 PM PDT · 25 days ago · 25 km deep · 70 km away
4. 4.785 km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Aug 28, 7:41 PM PDT · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 102 · tsunami flag
5. 2.783 km W of Petrolia, CASat, Aug 29, 10:12 AM PDT · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
6. 2.6101 km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Aug 31, 11:00 AM PDT · 22 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
7. 2.433 km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Aug 31, 6:07 PM PDT · 21 days ago · 20 km deep · 76 km away
8. 2.231 km W of Petrolia, CAThu, Sep 3, 4:17 PM PDT · 19 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
9. 2.29 km WSW of Petrolia, CAMon, Sep 7, 12:37 PM PDT · 15 days ago · 14 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
10. 1.64 km NE of Petrolia, CATue, Sep 8, 8:33 AM PDT · 14 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
11. 1.68 km NW of Petrolia, CAWed, Sep 9, 7:05 AM PDT · 13 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
12. 3.820 km WSW of Petrolia, CAWed, Sep 9, 6:24 PM PDT · 12 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 24
13. 3.621 km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Sep 9, 6:24 PM PDT · 12 days ago · 20 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 8
14. 2.122 km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Sep 9, 6:33 PM PDT · 12 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
15. 2.512 km W of Bayview, CAThu, Sep 10, 3:26 PM PDT · 12 days ago · 27 km deep · 56 km away
16. 2.699 km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Sep 11, 1:38 PM PDT · 11 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
17. 2.524 km SW of Petrolia, CAFri, Sep 11, 7:42 PM PDT · 10 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
18. 2.255 km W of Petrolia, CASun, Sep 13, 4:09 AM PDT · 9 days ago · 18 km deep · 70 km away
19. 1.823 km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Sep 14, 1:49 AM PDT · 8 days ago · 24 km deep · 82 km away
20. 2.67 km E of Hydesville, CAMon, Sep 14, 8:36 PM PDT · 7 days ago · 24 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
21. 2.014 km W of Petrolia, CATue, Sep 15, 12:10 AM PDT · 7 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
22. 3.317 km WSW of Petrolia, CATue, Sep 15, 12:18 AM PDT · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
23. 3.520 km WSW of Petrolia, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:34 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 20 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 18
24. 2.126 km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Sep 16, 12:14 PM PDT · 6 days ago · 21 km deep · 79 km away
25. 2.220 km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Sep 16, 4:39 PM PDT · 5 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
26. 2.617 km W of Petrolia, CAThu, Sep 17, 9:39 PM PDT · 4 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
27. 2.415 km WSW of Petrolia, CAFri, Sep 18, 6:24 PM PDT · 3 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away
28. 1.512 km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Sep 18, 8:11 PM PDT · 3 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
29. 3.021 km WSW of Petrolia, CAMon, Sep 21, 11:54 AM PDT · 16 hr ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
30. 1.813 km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Sep 21, 12:39 PM PDT · 15 hr ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
31. 2.521 km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Sep 21, 3:41 PM PDT · 12 hr ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
32. 2.3103 km W of Petrolia, CATue, Sep 22, 12:06 AM PDT · 4 hr ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 1.84 km NE of Petrolia, CATue, Aug 25, 4:11 PM PDT · 28 days ago · 31 km deep · 90 km away
2. 2.623 km W of Petrolia, CATue, Aug 25, 4:03 PM PDT · 28 days ago · 29 km deep · 77 km away
3. 1.819 km W of Petrolia, CASat, Aug 22, 7:40 AM PDT · 31 days ago · 21 km deep · 83 km away
4. 1.715 km WSW of Ferndale, CASat, Aug 22, 4:54 AM PDT · 31 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
5. 2.129 km WNW of Petrolia, CASat, Aug 22, 12:13 AM PDT · 31 days ago · 23 km deep · 69 km away
6. 2.436 km WNW of Petrolia, CAFri, Aug 21, 11:57 PM PDT · 31 days ago · 23 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.776 km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Aug 21, 4:10 AM PDT · 32 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
8. 2.750 km W of Petrolia, CATue, Aug 18, 7:59 AM PDT · 35 days ago · 18 km deep · 68 km away
9. 3.051 km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Aug 17, 3:13 PM PDT · 36 days ago · 15 km deep · 69 km away
10. 2.548 km W of Ferndale, CASun, Aug 16, 1:21 PM PDT · 37 days ago · 22 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.435 km WNW of Ferndale, CASun, Aug 16, 11:56 AM PDT · 37 days ago · 21 km deep · 39 km away
12. 2.670 km W of Petrolia, CASun, Aug 16, 10:36 AM PDT · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 64 km away
13. 2.776 km W of Petrolia, CASat, Aug 15, 6:20 PM PDT · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
14. 1.815 km WSW of Ferndale, CAFri, Aug 14, 2:14 PM PDT · 39 days ago · 19 km deep · 66 km away
15. 2.65 km S of Petrolia, CAFri, Aug 14, 5:11 AM PDT · 39 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
16. 1.824 km WNW of Petrolia, CAThu, Aug 13, 2:23 PM PDT · 40 days ago · 27 km deep · 69 km away
17. 2.430 km WNW of Petrolia, CAThu, Aug 13, 4:57 AM PDT · 40 days ago · 25 km deep · 68 km away
18. 1.712 km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Aug 12, 11:59 PM PDT · 40 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
19. 2.328 km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Aug 12, 2:47 PM PDT · 41 days ago · 21 km deep · 81 km away
20. 2.548 km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Aug 12, 1:44 AM PDT · 41 days ago · 15 km deep · 68 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75425577. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:02 AM UTC.