M0.7 earthquake 20 km SW of Clearlake, California, United States
A magnitude 0.7 earthquake struck 20 km SW of Clearlake, California, United States at 04:57 local time (11:57 UTC) on 29 Sept 2026, at a depth of 2 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Data: USGS · updated 2026-09-29 11:58 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 0.7micro
duration magnitude (md) - Depth
- 2 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-09-29 11:57:18 UTC
- Local: 29 Sept 2026, 04:57:18 (America/Los Angeles)
- Epicentre
- 38.836° N, 122.792° W
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| ClearlakeCalifornia, United States · pop. 15,182 | 20 km | INot felt |
| CloverdaleCalifornia, United States · pop. 8,811 | 20 km | INot felt |
| WindsorCalifornia, United States · pop. 27,464 | 32 km | INot felt |
| Santa RosaCalifornia, United States · pop. 178,127 | 45 km | INot felt |
| Rohnert ParkCalifornia, United States · pop. 42,407 | 56 km | INot felt |
| Agua CalienteCalifornia, United States · pop. 27,090 | 63 km | INot felt |
| SacramentoCalifornia, United States · pop. 524,943 | 117 km | INot felt |
| San FranciscoCalifornia, United States · pop. 827,526 | 123 km | INot felt |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · NC.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS · NCheadlineNorthern California Seismic System via U.S. Geological Survey | 0.7 md | 2 km | 38.84° N, 122.79° W | – | Automatic |
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How big was it?
Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.
It released roughly the energy of 188 g of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 2 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M1.0 releases about 2.5× the energy of M0.7, and its waves are about 1.9× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 188 g of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M0.7. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
11 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M1.7 1 h 17 min ago. 230 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M0.7
11 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.02 | 0.7 | 3 |
| 1.24 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 1.48 | 1.2 | 2 |
| 1.66 | 0.5 | 1 |
| 2.03 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2.89 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 3.43 | 0.8 | 2 |
| 3.48 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 3.95 | 1.7 | 3 |
| 4.04 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 4.44 | 0.9 | 2 |
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- 1.213 km ENE of Cloverdale, California, United States09-29 13:26
- 1.118 km E of Cloverdale, California, United States09-29 15:59
- 0.920 km SW of Clearlake, California, United States09-29 13:59
- 0.919 km W of Hidden Valley Lake, California, United States09-29 16:23
- 0.919 km E of Cloverdale, California, United States09-29 14:50
- 0.818 km E of Cloverdale, California, United States09-29 15:23
- 0.817 km W of Hidden Valley Lake, California, United States09-29 13:11
- 0.818 km W of Hidden Valley Lake, California, United States09-29 15:26
- 0.718 km W of Hidden Valley Lake, California, United States09-29 11:58
- 0.519 km E of Cloverdale, California, United States09-29 13:37
Did you feel it?
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Reports on SeismoAtlas
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Event id nc75444327. First recorded here 29 Sept 2026, 11:59:46 UTC. Solutions: USGS · NC (usgs:nc75444327). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.7 earthquake 20 km SW of Clearlake, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/nc75444327-m0-7-earthquake-20-km-sw-of-clearlake-california-united-states, data from USGS.
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