M 3.0 earthquake – 15 km S of Tres Pinos, CA
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Local time: Oct 22, 2026 · 14:58 (UTC-7)
MinorShallow · 5.6 km
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- Magnitude
- 3.0local (Richter) magnitude (ml)
- Depth
- 5.6 kmShallow earthquake
- Epicenter
- 36.656, -121.30124 km from Hollister
- Energy released
- 0.5 tons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 2M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 141USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 22, 2026.
How strong was it?
Minor earthquake. It released 0.5 tons of TNT, 1,000 times less than a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
2 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
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
- 6.8 The 1925 Santa Barbara, California Earthquake Jun 29, 1925
- 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