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M4.6 Earthquake near NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

UTC time: 2026-04-02 08:41:26 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.0 km
Source
EMSC

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

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About this earthquake

On April 2, 2026 at 08:41 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
d2760af8a82130ceff82978467bb60751b0d4fbf
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-02 08:41:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
37.09710, -122.08510
Temperature
12.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

605felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Apr 5, 2026, 4:10 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Mineta San Jose International AirportUnited States · SJC · KSJC
    32.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • San Carlos AirportUnited States · SQL · KSQL
    48.5 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-09

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

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