M1.6 earthquake 17 km NE of Nice, CA

Magnitude

1.6 (Md, duration), micro

Magnitude from

Northern California Seismic System

Local time

Sat, May 16, 2026, 3:15 PM PDT

UTC

2026-05-16 22:15:51 UTC

Depth

3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

39.247° N, 122.724° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Location uncertainty

About 0.2 km horizontally, 1.6 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

79°

Stations used

19

• Nice, CaliforniaPopulation 2,731. Forecast17 kmNE
• Clearlake, CaliforniaPopulation 15,182. Forecast33 kmNNW
• Santa Rosa, CaliforniaPopulation 178,127. Forecast90 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast702 kmNNW

After

1. 1.52 km NE of The Geysers, CASat, May 16, 10:57 PM PDT · 141 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
2. 1.78 km S of Boonville, CAMon, May 18, 10:17 AM PDT · 139 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
3. 1.84 km ENE of Covelo, CAMon, May 18, 3:48 PM PDT · 139 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
4. 2.35 km N of Lake Pillsbury, CATue, May 19, 4:14 PM PDT · 138 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
5. 2.010 km WNW of Cobb, CATue, May 19, 5:43 PM PDT · 138 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
6. 1.98 km WSW of Arbuckle, CAWed, May 20, 12:03 AM PDT · 138 days ago · 17 km deep · 57 km away
7. 1.53 km NE of The Geysers, CAWed, May 20, 3:05 AM PDT · 138 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
8. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, CAWed, May 20, 11:52 AM PDT · 137 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
9. 1.83 km NW of The Geysers, CAWed, May 20, 5:10 PM PDT · 137 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
10. 1.63 km WNW of Anderson Springs, CAThu, May 21, 6:42 PM PDT · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
11. 1.710 km WNW of Cobb, CAFri, May 22, 12:00 AM PDT · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
12. 1.58 km WNW of Cobb, CAFri, May 22, 12:39 AM PDT · 136 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
13. 1.60 km ENE of The Geysers, CAFri, May 22, 1:20 AM PDT · 136 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
14. 1.610 km WNW of Cobb, CAFri, May 22, 11:19 PM PDT · 135 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
15. 2.013 km NNE of Angwin, CASat, May 23, 7:48 AM PDT · 135 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
16. 1.62 km N of The Geysers, CASat, May 23, 4:26 PM PDT · 134 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
17. 1.54 km W of Cobb, CASun, May 24, 3:06 AM PDT · 134 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
18. 1.914 km NNE of Angwin, CASun, May 24, 4:49 AM PDT · 134 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
19. 1.55 km NW of The Geysers, CASun, May 24, 7:09 PM PDT · 133 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
20. 1.64 km WNW of The Geysers, CAMon, May 25, 6:52 AM PDT · 133 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
21. 1.75 km E of Point Arena, CAMon, May 25, 9:33 PM PDT · 132 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
22. 1.88 km E of Willits, CATue, May 26, 12:11 AM PDT · 132 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
23. 1.64 km WNW of The Geysers, CAWed, May 27, 1:41 AM PDT · 131 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
24. 1.64 km WNW of The Geysers, CAWed, May 27, 1:41 AM PDT · 131 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
25. 1.69 km WNW of Calistoga, CAWed, May 27, 2:03 AM PDT · 131 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
26. 1.76 km WNW of Cobb, CAWed, May 27, 5:13 AM PDT · 131 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
27. 1.87 km NW of The Geysers, CAWed, May 27, 2:48 PM PDT · 130 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
28. 1.911 km N of Healdsburg, CAWed, May 27, 3:15 PM PDT · 130 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
29. 1.59 km WNW of Upper Lake, CAWed, May 27, 6:26 PM PDT · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
30. 1.99 km WNW of The Geysers, CAWed, May 27, 6:55 PM PDT · 130 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
31. 1.62 km NW of The Geysers, CAWed, May 27, 9:06 PM PDT · 130 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
32. 1.63 km NNW of The Geysers, CAWed, May 27, 10:15 PM PDT · 130 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
33. 2.429 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CAWed, May 27, 10:21 PM PDT · 130 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
34. 2.328 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CAWed, May 27, 11:00 PM PDT · 130 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
35. 2.228 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CAWed, May 27, 11:52 PM PDT · 130 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
36. 2.35 km WNW of The Geysers, CAThu, May 28, 7:52 AM PDT · 130 days ago · 2 km deep · 50 km away
37. 1.98 km W of Cobb, CAThu, May 28, 8:27 AM PDT · 129 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
38. 1.54 km W of Cobb, CAThu, May 28, 9:24 AM PDT · 129 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
39. 1.83 km S of Redwood Valley, CAThu, May 28, 2:30 PM PDT · 129 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
40. 1.928 km WNW of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CAThu, May 28, 5:17 PM PDT · 129 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
41. 1.618 km E of Fort Bragg, CAFri, May 29, 1:23 AM PDT · 129 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
42. 1.87 km NW of The Geysers, CAFri, May 29, 5:01 AM PDT · 129 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
43. 2.010 km NNW of Laytonville, CAFri, May 29, 9:14 AM PDT · 128 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
44. 1.83 km WSW of Anderson Springs, CAFri, May 29, 2:50 PM PDT · 128 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
45. 2.06 km W of Cobb, CAFri, May 29, 3:13 PM PDT · 128 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
46. 1.70 km N of Lakeport, CASat, May 30, 6:07 PM PDT · 127 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
47. 1.817 km NE of Upper Lake, CASun, May 31, 12:36 AM PDT · 127 days ago · 3 km deep · 3 km away
48. 1.77 km NW of The Geysers, CASun, May 31, 1:00 AM PDT · 127 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
49. 1.62 km WSW of Anderson Springs, CASun, May 31, 3:09 AM PDT · 127 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
50. 1.95 km NE of Ukiah, CASun, May 31, 5:52 AM PDT · 127 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 1
51. 2.16 km NW of The Geysers, CASun, May 31, 6:41 AM PDT · 127 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
52. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, CASun, May 31, 11:10 AM PDT · 126 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
53. 2.510 km WNW of The Geysers, CASun, May 31, 1:33 PM PDT · 126 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
54. 1.97 km NW of The Geysers, CASun, May 31, 1:59 PM PDT · 126 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
55. 2.47 km NNE of Covelo, CASun, May 31, 6:07 PM PDT · 126 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
56. 1.87 km NW of The Geysers, CASun, May 31, 11:17 PM PDT · 126 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
57. 1.62 km N of The Geysers, CASun, May 31, 11:19 PM PDT · 126 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
58. 1.58 km W of Cobb, CAMon, Jun 1, 12:57 AM PDT · 126 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
59. 1.86 km WNW of The Geysers, CAMon, Jun 1, 4:23 AM PDT · 126 days ago · 3 km deep · 50 km away
60. 2.22 km N of The Geysers, CAMon, Jun 1, 5:01 PM PDT · 125 days ago · 0 km deep · 51 km away

The first 60 of at least 201.

Before

1. 2.13 km SE of The Geysers, CAFri, May 15, 2:41 PM PDT · 142 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
2. 2.17 km NW of The Geysers, CAFri, May 15, 2:23 AM PDT · 143 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
3. 1.67 km WNW of Cobb, CAFri, May 15, 1:32 AM PDT · 143 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
4. 1.83 km ENE of The Geysers, CAThu, May 14, 10:35 PM PDT · 143 days ago · 2 km deep · 51 km away
5. 2.04 km W of Cobb, CAThu, May 14, 10:10 PM PDT · 143 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
6. 2.74 km W of Cobb, CAThu, May 14, 10:09 PM PDT · 143 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.66 km WNW of Cobb, CAWed, May 13, 3:57 AM PDT · 145 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
8. 1.79 km NW of The Geysers, CAWed, May 13, 12:46 AM PDT · 145 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
9. 1.67 km NW of The Geysers, CATue, May 12, 11:44 PM PDT · 145 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away
10. 2.92 km NNE of Middletown, CATue, May 12, 12:38 PM PDT · 145 days ago · 5 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 11
11. 1.59 km WNW of The Geysers, CATue, May 12, 6:40 AM PDT · 146 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
12. 1.55 km NNW of The Geysers, CAMon, May 11, 10:03 PM PDT · 146 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
13. 2.08 km NW of The Geysers, CAMon, May 11, 10:40 AM PDT · 146 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
14. 1.68 km NW of The Geysers, CAMon, May 11, 12:29 AM PDT · 147 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
15. 2.221 km ENE of Navarro Head, CASun, May 10, 11:35 PM PDT · 147 days ago · 6 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 3
16. 2.49 km WNW of The Geysers, CASun, May 10, 1:00 PM PDT · 147 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away
17. 2.42 km E of The Geysers, CASun, May 10, 11:31 AM PDT · 147 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 2
18. 1.81 km ENE of The Geysers, CASun, May 10, 9:39 AM PDT · 147 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
19. 1.78 km NW of The Geysers, CASun, May 10, 6:05 AM PDT · 148 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
20. 1.77 km NW of The Geysers, CASat, May 9, 11:08 PM PDT · 148 days ago · 2 km deep · 49 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75361481. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:34 AM UTC.