M 2.6 earthquake – 5 km WNW of Madera, CA
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Local time: Oct 29, 2026 · 05:14 (UTC-7)
MicroShallow · 12 km
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- Magnitude
- 2.6duration magnitude (md)
- Depth
- 12 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 36.985, -120.1105.0 km from Madera
- Energy released
- 0.1 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 104USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 29, 2026.
How strong was it?
Micro earthquake. It released 0.1 tons of TNT, 3,981 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around United States.
- 7.9 The 1906 San Francisco, California Earthquake Apr 18, 1906
- 7.5 The 1952 Kern County, California Earthquake Jul 21, 1952
- 7.1 Ridgecrest Earthquake Sequence Jul 6, 2019
- 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake Oct 18, 1989
- 6.9 The 1927 Lompoc, California Earthquake Nov 4, 1927
- 6.8 The 1932 Cedar Mountain, Nevada Earthquake Dec 21, 1932
- 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake May 2, 1983
- 6.5 Monte Cristo Range, NV Earthquake May 15, 2020