M1.2 earthquake 2 km SE of Pacifica, CA

Magnitude

1.2 (md), micro

Local time

Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 4:03 AM PDT

UTC

2026-09-20 11:03:47 UTC

Depth

8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.602° N, 122.465° W

Region

California

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Automatic solution, may be revised

Location uncertainty

About 0.6 km horizontally, 1.0 km in depth

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.29

Depth from

From location

Station coverage gap

104°

Stations used

8

• Pacifica, CaliforniaPopulation 39,260. Forecast2 kmSE
• Daly City, CaliforniaPopulation 106,562. Forecast12 kmS
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast548 kmNW

After

1. 1.72 km NNE of Pleasant Hill, CASun, Sep 20, 5:44 PM PDT · 38 hr ago · 15 km deep · 55 km away
2. 2.09 km ESE of Livermore, CASun, Sep 20, 10:18 PM PDT · 34 hr ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
3. 1.73 km ENE of San Rafael, CASun, Sep 20, 10:41 PM PDT · 34 hr ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
4. 1.58 km E of Alum Rock, CAMon, Sep 21, 5:46 PM PDT · 14 hr ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
5. 2.32 km SE of Pacifica, CAMon, Sep 21, 8:24 PM PDT · 12 hr ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 51

Before

1. 2.12 km NE of Pacifica, CASat, Sep 19, 5:16 PM PDT · 3 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 8
2. 2.510 km ENE of Milpitas, CASat, Sep 19, 3:52 AM PDT · 3 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 9
3. 1.87 km W of Saint Helena, CAFri, Sep 18, 3:35 AM PDT · 4 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
4. 1.88 km W of Saint Helena, CAThu, Sep 17, 7:12 PM PDT · 5 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
5. 1.84 km NNE of Pacifica, CAThu, Sep 17, 2:32 AM PDT · 5 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.621 km E of Alum Rock, CAWed, Sep 16, 8:07 PM PDT · 6 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
7. 2.03 km W of Dublin, CAWed, Sep 16, 12:15 PM PDT · 6 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.23 km W of Dublin, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:54 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
9. 1.63 km W of Dublin, CAWed, Sep 16, 7:53 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
10. 1.94 km ESE of Santa Rosa, CAWed, Sep 16, 5:21 AM PDT · 6 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
11. 1.64 km ESE of Santa Rosa, CATue, Sep 15, 7:00 PM PDT · 7 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
12. 2.73 km ESE of Santa Rosa, CATue, Sep 15, 6:40 PM PDT · 7 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 171
13. 1.96 km SW of Antioch, CATue, Sep 15, 4:23 PM PDT · 7 days ago · 14 km deep · 67 km away
14. 2.43 km WNW of Dublin, CATue, Sep 15, 1:00 PM PDT · 7 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
15. 3.09 km SW of Brentwood, CAMon, Sep 14, 6:47 AM PDT · 8 days ago · 17 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 52
16. 1.71 km ENE of Woodside, CASun, Sep 13, 5:52 PM PDT · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
17. 2.01 km E of Woodside, CASun, Sep 13, 5:45 PM PDT · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 5
18. 2.51 km E of Woodside, CASun, Sep 13, 5:44 PM PDT · 9 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 179
19. 2.59 km SW of Brentwood, CASun, Sep 13, 3:06 PM PDT · 9 days ago · 17 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 5
20. 1.616 km E of Seven Trees, CASat, Sep 12, 11:55 PM PDT · 9 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nc75438852. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 3:13 PM UTC.