M2.5 earthquake 12 km W of Bayview, CA

Magnitude

2.5 (md), micro

Local time

Thu, Sep 10, 2026, 3:26 PM PDT

UTC

2026-09-10 22:26:46 UTC

Depth

26.6 km (16.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.764° N, 124.330° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.5 km horizontally, 0.9 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.17

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

187°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

44

• Bayview, CaliforniaPopulation 2,510. Forecast12 kmW
• Eureka, CaliforniaPopulation 27,017. Forecast15 kmWSW
• Chico, CaliforniaPopulation 121,345. Forecast241 kmWNW

After

1. 2.524 km SW of Petrolia, CAFri, Sep 11, 7:42 PM PDT · 11 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
2. 2.255 km W of Petrolia, CASun, Sep 13, 4:09 AM PDT · 9 days ago · 18 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.823 km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Sep 14, 1:49 AM PDT · 8 days ago · 24 km deep · 56 km away
4. 2.67 km E of Hydesville, CAMon, Sep 14, 8:36 PM PDT · 8 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
5. 2.014 km W of Petrolia, CATue, Sep 15, 12:10 AM PDT · 7 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
6. 3.317 km WSW of Petrolia, CATue, Sep 15, 12:18 AM PDT · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 2
7. 1.936 km E of Hydesville, CAWed, Sep 16, 1:07 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 19 km deep · 60 km away
8. 3.520 km WSW of Petrolia, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:34 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 20 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 18
9. 2.126 km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Sep 16, 12:14 PM PDT · 6 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
10. 1.729 km N of Redway, CAWed, Sep 16, 3:33 PM PDT · 6 days ago · 28 km deep · 64 km away
11. 2.220 km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Sep 16, 4:39 PM PDT · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
12. 2.617 km W of Petrolia, CAThu, Sep 17, 9:39 PM PDT · 5 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
13. 1.83 km SE of Redway, CAFri, Sep 18, 9:16 AM PDT · 4 days ago · 19 km deep · 87 km away
14. 2.415 km WSW of Petrolia, CAFri, Sep 18, 6:24 PM PDT · 4 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
15. 1.512 km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Sep 18, 8:11 PM PDT · 4 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
16. 3.021 km WSW of Petrolia, CAMon, Sep 21, 11:54 AM PDT · 22 hr ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
17. 1.813 km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Sep 21, 12:39 PM PDT · 21 hr ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
18. 2.521 km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Sep 21, 3:41 PM PDT · 18 hr ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
19. 2.647 km WNW of Petrolia, CATue, Sep 22, 8:23 AM PDT · 2 hr ago · 26 km deep · 52 km away

Before

1. 2.122 km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Sep 9, 6:33 PM PDT · 13 days ago · 21 km deep · 56 km away
2. 3.621 km W of Petrolia, CAWed, Sep 9, 6:24 PM PDT · 13 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 8
3. 3.820 km WSW of Petrolia, CAWed, Sep 9, 6:24 PM PDT · 13 days ago · 20 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 24
4. 1.68 km NW of Petrolia, CAWed, Sep 9, 7:05 AM PDT · 13 days ago · 24 km deep · 43 km away
5. 1.64 km ESE of Redway, CATue, Sep 8, 4:50 PM PDT · 14 days ago · 23 km deep · 86 km away
6. 1.64 km NE of Petrolia, CATue, Sep 8, 8:33 AM PDT · 14 days ago · 28 km deep · 46 km away
7. 3.736 km E of Hydesville, CAMon, Sep 7, 2:44 PM PDT · 15 days ago · 24 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 15
8. 2.29 km WSW of Petrolia, CAMon, Sep 7, 12:37 PM PDT · 15 days ago · 14 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.019 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CAMon, Sep 7, 1:40 AM PDT · 15 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.815 km SE of Petrolia, CAThu, Sep 3, 10:52 PM PDT · 18 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
11. 2.231 km W of Petrolia, CAThu, Sep 3, 4:17 PM PDT · 19 days ago · 18 km deep · 58 km away
12. 1.916 km SSE of Willow Creek, CAThu, Sep 3, 3:10 PM PDT · 19 days ago · 20 km deep · 67 km away
13. 2.615 km SE of Petrolia, CAThu, Sep 3, 9:54 AM PDT · 19 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.433 km W of Petrolia, CAMon, Aug 31, 6:07 PM PDT · 22 days ago · 20 km deep · 58 km away
15. 1.62 km ENE of Redway, CAMon, Aug 31, 4:49 AM PDT · 22 days ago · 22 km deep · 84 km away
16. 1.912 km ESE of Willow Creek, CASun, Aug 30, 12:50 PM PDT · 23 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
17. 2.210 km NNW of Willow Creek, CASat, Aug 29, 1:00 PM PDT · 24 days ago · 26 km deep · 61 km away
18. 2.783 km W of Petrolia, CASat, Aug 29, 10:12 AM PDT · 24 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
19. 4.785 km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Aug 28, 7:41 PM PDT · 25 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 102 · tsunami flag
20. 2.857 km W of Petrolia, CAFri, Aug 28, 2:24 PM PDT · 25 days ago · 25 km deep · 71 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75433362. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 4:54 PM UTC.