LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
10 km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake struck 10 km N of Lake Pillsbury, CA on 28 Oct 2026, 12:01 UTC. The hypocentre was 10.6 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. The figures have been revised 7 times since the first report. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 10.6 km
- Latitude
- 39.50°N
- Time
- 12:01 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.0
shallow
122.95°W longitude
28 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.0
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 32 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 15 tonnes of TNT.
10.6 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
1 earthquake above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.7.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
28 Oct 2026, 12:58 UTC · 130 km deep
28 Oct 2026, 12:47 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Oct 2026, 12:35 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Oct 2026, 11:56 UTC · 10 km deep