M1.5 earthquake near McKinleyville, California
19 h ago · 16 Oct 2026, 03:01 UTC 25 km WNW of Crescent City, California
What happened
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Crescent City, California on 16 Oct 2026, 03:01 UTC at a depth of 13 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Micro. Usually not felt, or felt only by a few people at rest. Recorded by instruments. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is McKinleyville, about 102 km away in California, United States.
Timeline
First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 19:15 UTC
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