M 2.7 earthquake – 12 km SW of Ridgemark, CA
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Local time: Oct 29, 2026 · 05:38 (UTC-7)
MicroShallow · 8.9 km
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- Magnitude
- 2.7duration magnitude (md)
- Depth
- 8.9 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 36.741, -121.46514 km from Hollister
- Energy released
- 0.2 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- 3"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- 3.4max. reported (CDI)
- Aftershocks
- 0M2.5+ within 30 km
- Significance
- 111USGS 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 0.2 tons of TNT, 2,818 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
- 6.9 The 1989 Loma Prieta, California Earthquake Oct 18, 1989
- 6.9 The 1927 Lompoc, California Earthquake Nov 4, 1927
- 6.7 The 1983 Coalinga, California Earthquake May 2, 1983
- 6.5 10 km NE of San Simeon, California Dec 22, 2003
- 6.5 1922 Parkfield, California Earthquake Mar 10, 1922
- 6.4 Near Morgan Hill, California Jul 1, 1911
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.