M0.8 earthquake 16 km WSW of Hidden Valley Lake, California, United States
A magnitude 0.8 earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Hidden Valley Lake, California, United States at 04:58 local time (11:58 UTC) on 12 Oct 2026, at a depth of 2 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-12 12:00 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 0.8micro
duration magnitude (md) - Depth
- 1.9 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-10-12 11:58:50 UTC
- Local: 12 Oct 2026, 04:58:50 (America/Los Angeles)
- Epicentre
- 38.774° N, 122.742° W
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| Hidden Valley LakeCalifornia, United States · pop. 5,579 | 16 km | INot felt |
| HealdsburgCalifornia, United States · pop. 11,742 | 21 km | INot felt |
| WindsorCalifornia, United States · pop. 27,464 | 26 km | INot felt |
| Santa RosaCalifornia, United States · pop. 178,127 | 37 km | INot felt |
| Rohnert ParkCalifornia, United States · pop. 42,407 | 48 km | INot felt |
| Agua CalienteCalifornia, United States · pop. 27,090 | 55 km | INot felt |
| SacramentoCalifornia, United States · pop. 524,943 | 111 km | INot felt |
| San FranciscoCalifornia, United States · pop. 827,526 | 115 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 | 0.8 md | 1.9 km | 38.77° N, 122.74° 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 215 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 2.2× the energy of M0.8, and its waves are about 1.7× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 g of TNT vs 215 g of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M0.8. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
6 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M2.0 13 min ago. 199 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M0.8
6 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 1.63 | 1.9 | 3 |
| 1.65 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 1.74 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2.24 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 3.36 | 2.0 | 2 |
| 3.36 | 1.1 | 2 |
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- 1.920 km E of Cloverdale, California, United States10-12 13:36
- 1.117 km W of Hidden Valley Lake, California, United States10-12 15:20
- 1.119 km SW of Clearlake, California, United States10-12 14:13
- 0.920 km E of Cloverdale, California, United States10-12 13:37
- 0.819 km E of Cloverdale, California, United States10-12 13:43
Did you feel it?
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Reports on SeismoAtlas
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Event id nc75448266. First recorded here 12 Oct 2026, 12:00:56 UTC. Solutions: USGS · NC (usgs:nc75448266). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M0.8 earthquake 16 km WSW of Hidden Valley Lake, California, United States”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/nc75448266-m0-8-earthquake-16-km-wsw-of-hidden-valley-lake-california-united-states, data from USGS.
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