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M2.5 earthquake 9 km E of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA

A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 9 km E of Rancho Tehama Reserve, CA at Aug 11, 2026, 04:57 UTC, at a depth of 37 km. The epicentre was 49 km (31 mi) NW of Chico.

Details

Magnitude	2.5 md
Time	Aug 11, 2026, 04:57 UTC
Depth	37.2 km
Coordinates	40.000, -122.292
Felt reports	0
Tsunami flag	None
Source	USGS event page

Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

01 — Nearby

Nearest cities

02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
Magnitude	Location	Distance	Depth	Time
1.8	31 km NW of Covelo, CA	100 km / 62 mi	depth 6 km	Oct 25, 22:27 UTC
1.8	17 km ESE of Lake Pillsbury, CA	85 km / 53 mi	depth 9 km	Oct 25, 05:03 UTC
2.3	17 km SE of Lake Pillsbury, CA	87 km / 54 mi	depth 7 km	Oct 25, 00:13 UTC
2.3	30 km NNW of Covelo, CA	98 km / 61 mi	depth 8 km	Oct 22, 01:31 UTC
1.9	8 km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA	81 km / 50 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 17, 21:50 UTC
1.8	9 km N of Covelo, CA	82 km / 51 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 16, 03:37 UTC
1.6	10 km NNE of Upper Lake, CA	97 km / 60 mi	depth 8 km	Oct 15, 00:44 UTC
1.5	9 km SSE of Lake Pillsbury, CA	90 km / 56 mi	depth 7 km	Oct 13, 20:01 UTC
2.3	9 km N of Belden, CA	87 km / 54 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 13, 13:11 UTC
2.1	15 km ESE of Anderson, CA	46 km / 29 mi	depth 15 km	Oct 9, 04:50 UTC
1.7	9 km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA	80 km / 50 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 8, 14:16 UTC
1.7	2 km NNW of Lake Pillsbury, CA	87 km / 54 mi	depth 9 km	Oct 8, 14:06 UTC
1.5	2 km NNW of Lake Pillsbury, CA	86 km / 54 mi	depth 9 km	Oct 7, 07:44 UTC
1.7	30 km NNW of Covelo, CA	98 km / 61 mi	depth 9 km	Oct 7, 04:10 UTC
1.9	11 km WSW of Manton, CA	50 km / 31 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 6, 07:28 UTC
2.2	5 km WSW of Redding, CA	64 km / 39 mi	depth 16 km	Oct 4, 23:06 UTC
2.3	2 km NE of Almanor, CA	100 km / 62 mi	depth 6 km	Oct 4, 07:23 UTC
1.7	12 km WSW of Almanor, CA	85 km / 53 mi	depth 6 km	Oct 4, 02:01 UTC
2.2	15 km S of Hamilton City, CA	49 km / 30 mi	depth 24 km	Oct 2, 19:00 UTC
1.7	17 km NE of Nice, CA	92 km / 57 mi	depth -1 km	Oct 1, 22:11 UTC
1.6	10 km N of Mineral, CA	79 km / 49 mi	depth 3 km	Oct 1, 10:13 UTC
1.7	12 km ESE of Viola, CA	82 km / 51 mi	depth 3 km	Oct 1, 09:17 UTC
2.2	15 km S of Hamilton City, CA	49 km / 31 mi	depth 22 km	Sep 30, 19:47 UTC
1.6	12 km NNE of Mineral, CA	82 km / 51 mi	depth 3 km	Sep 28, 08:13 UTC
2.6	22 km ENE of Red Bluff, CA	37 km / 23 mi	depth 16 km	Sep 19, 19:52 UTC

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.