M1.5 earthquake 15 km WSW of Firebaugh, CA

Magnitude

1.5 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Thu, Sep 24, 2026, 4:21 AM PDT

UTC

2026-09-24 11:21:24 UTC

Depth

0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

36.826° N, 120.614° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Automatic solution, may be revised

Location uncertainty

About 1.1 km horizontally, 17.2 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.02

Depth from

Operator assigned

Station coverage gap

159°

Stations used

6

• Firebaugh, CaliforniaPopulation 8,330. Forecast15 kmWSW
• Mendota, CaliforniaPopulation 11,430. Forecast22 kmWNW
• Fresno, CaliforniaPopulation 542,107. Forecast75 kmW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast376 kmNW

After

1. 2.57 km SE of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 24, 11:27 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
2. 2.18 km NW of Pinnacles, CAFri, Sep 25, 9:27 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
3. 1.95 km SE of Pinnacles, CASat, Sep 26, 6:36 PM PDT · 4 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
4. 3.327 km WSW of Westley, CASun, Sep 27, 7:21 AM PDT · 4 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 15
5. 2.626 km WSW of Westley, CASun, Sep 27, 7:40 AM PDT · 4 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
6. 1.726 km WSW of Westley, CASun, Sep 27, 9:06 AM PDT · 4 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.316 km S of Tres Pinos, CASun, Sep 27, 11:15 AM PDT · 3 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
8. 1.622 km SW of New Idria, CASun, Sep 27, 10:14 PM PDT · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
9. 1.512 km SW of Huron, CATue, Sep 29, 1:18 AM PDT · 45 hr ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
10. 1.72 km NW of Hollister, CATue, Sep 29, 1:55 AM PDT · 44 hr ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
11. 2.512 km NNE of San Lucas, CATue, Sep 29, 4:39 PM PDT · 30 hr ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
12. 2.126 km WSW of Westley, CATue, Sep 29, 9:04 PM PDT · 25 hr ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away

Before

1. 1.56 km ENE of Chualar, CAWed, Sep 23, 1:06 PM PDT · 7 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
2. 1.75 km ESE of Interlaken, CAWed, Sep 23, 11:37 AM PDT · 7 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.62 km NW of Hollister, CAWed, Sep 23, 9:00 AM PDT · 8 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 24
4. 1.910 km SSW of Tres Pinos, CATue, Sep 22, 1:50 AM PDT · 9 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.516 km S of Tres Pinos, CATue, Sep 22, 1:36 AM PDT · 9 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
6. 1.710 km SW of Ridgemark, CAMon, Sep 21, 3:34 PM PDT · 9 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
7. 1.54 km N of Aromas, CASat, Sep 19, 5:04 PM PDT · 11 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
8. 2.021 km NW of Parkfield, CASat, Sep 19, 3:54 PM PDT · 11 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
9. 1.731 km NE of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:53 PM PDT · 14 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
10. 1.56 km E of Pinnacles, CAWed, Sep 16, 8:13 AM PDT · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away
11. 2.19 km SSE of Huron, CAWed, Sep 16, 2:35 AM PDT · 15 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.910 km SE of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 15, 7:26 PM PDT · 15 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.56 km NW of Pinnacles, CATue, Sep 15, 6:43 PM PDT · 15 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
14. 1.711 km SW of King City, CATue, Sep 15, 2:05 PM PDT · 15 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
15. 1.54 km NNW of Hollister, CASun, Sep 13, 4:45 PM PDT · 17 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
16. 2.032 km NE of Pinnacles, CASun, Sep 13, 4:06 PM PDT · 17 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
17. 2.321 km NW of Parkfield, CASun, Sep 13, 8:19 AM PDT · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
18. 1.914 km ENE of Hollister, CASat, Sep 12, 2:17 PM PDT · 18 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
19. 1.612 km NW of Parkfield, CAThu, Sep 10, 6:15 PM PDT · 20 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
20. 1.65 km NW of Pinnacles, CAThu, Sep 10, 1:35 PM PDT · 20 days ago · 3 km deep · 58 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75440792. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 5:15 AM UTC.