California earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 9 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 9 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA on Wed, Jul 15, 2026, 7:58 AM PDT (14:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 8 km ESE of Cloverdale, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (Md, duration), micro
Magnitude from
Northern California Seismic System
Local time
UTC
2026-07-15 14:58:32 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.762° N, 122.925° W
Felt reports
14
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
2.71Md, durationNorthern California Seismic SystemPreferred · Final · ±0.172 · 116 stations
2.4ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.04 · 82 stations

Did you feel it?

14 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 0.1 km horizontally, 0.2 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
38°
Stations used
108

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 197 in the 60 days after this one and 192 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 197.

Before

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75396331 (also filed as us7000t0nf). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:08 AM UTC.