M2.0 earthquake 12 km NW of Hayfork, CA
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 12 km NW of Hayfork, CA on Sun, Sep 13, 2026, 9:24 AM PDT (16:24 UTC), 36 km (23 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 7 km E of Hydesville, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (Md, duration), micro
- Magnitude from
- Northern California Seismic System
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-13 16:24:56 UTC
- Depth
- 36.3 km (22.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.638° N, 123.280° W
- Region
- California
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 0.3 km horizontally, 0.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.19
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 31°
- Stations used
- 41
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 since this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.67 km E of Hydesville, CA · 19 days ago · 26 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 3
- 2.225 km NW of Alder Springs, CA · 19 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.835 km E of Hydesville, CA · 18 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.242 km NNE of Covelo, CA · 17 days ago · 42 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.728 km N of Redway, CA · 17 days ago · 29 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.825 km NW of Alder Springs, CA · 15 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.94 km SE of Redway, CA · 15 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.513 km SSE of Redway, CA · 13 days ago · 18 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.730 km E of Rio Dell, CA · 12 days ago · 22 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.716 km NNW of Redway, CA · 9 days ago · 28 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.710 km SE of Rio Dell, CA · 8 days ago · 21 km deep · 67 km away
- 2.232 km NE of Redway, CA · 7 days ago · 31 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
Before
- 2.512 km W of Bayview, CA · 23 days ago · 27 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.68 km NW of Petrolia, CA · 24 days ago · 24 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.64 km ESE of Redway, CA · 25 days ago · 23 km deep · 73 km away
- 1.64 km NE of Petrolia, CA · 25 days ago · 28 km deep · 89 km away
- 3.736 km E of Hydesville, CA · 26 days ago · 24 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 15
- 2.019 km NNW of Shelter Cove, CA · 27 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.815 km SE of Petrolia, CA · 30 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.916 km SSE of Willow Creek, CA · 30 days ago · 20 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.615 km SE of Petrolia, CA · 30 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
- 1.94 km ESE of Bella Vista, CA · 30 days ago · 17 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.62 km ENE of Redway, CA · 34 days ago · 22 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.912 km ESE of Willow Creek, CA · 34 days ago · 23 km deep · 35 km away
- 2.210 km NNW of Willow Creek, CA · 35 days ago · 26 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.81 km N of Redway, CA · 36 days ago · 23 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.87 km E of Covelo, CA · 38 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.84 km NE of Petrolia, CA · 39 days ago · 31 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.916 km E of Willow Creek, CA · 42 days ago · 27 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.715 km WSW of Ferndale, CA · 43 days ago · 19 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.729 km WSW of Hayfork, CA · 43 days ago · 23 km deep · 29 km away
- 2.528 km NW of Weaverville, CA · 46 days ago · 31 km deep · 26 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75434962. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC.