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M 4.4mw
Earthquake near Covelo, CA
Yes: an earthquake was likely felt in Covelo in the last 24 hours. M 2.2, 9 km (6 mi) N of Covelo, at 3:31 pm PST on 10 November 2026 (23:31 UTC); the estimated shaking in Covelo was intensity II (weak). Every earthquake near Covelo
This page: a magnitude 4.4 earthquake was recorded 11 km (7 mi) north of Covelo, CA, at 6:14 pm PDT on 10 July 2026 (01:14 UTC), 10 km deep. 66 people have reported feeling it to USGS.
USGS: 11 km N of Covelo, CA
- When
- 6:14 pm PDT on 10 July 2026 ()
- Where
- 11 km (7 mi) north of Covelo, CA · earthquakes near Covelo
- Magnitude
- M 4.4 (mw)
- Depth
- 10 km below the surface
- Felt
- 66 reports · strongest reported intensity V
- Measured shaking
- intensity V (ShakeMap)
- USGS impact alert
- green
- Nearest
- Mendocino County, 54 km SSW
- Nearest mapped fault
- Bartlett Springs fault system, 2 km from its surface trace — near is not the same as on
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 47 days ago
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This was a light earthquake. It is usually felt clearly nearby and can rattle windows and dishes, but damage is uncommon.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 131 km (81 mi) from the epicentre. In Covelo, 11 km away, the estimate is intensity IV (light). Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
Likely felt in: Covelo 11 km, intensity IV · Laytonville 31 km, intensity III. Estimated for each town centre; each link is that town's own record.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 64 tons of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 5.4 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Northridge, California 1994 M 6.7 2,600× the energy of this one
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 120× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 83× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 4.4 about 64 tons of TNT
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 this one released 130× more
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km (31 mi) since our catalogue begins in 2016. The previous largest was M 4.3 on 2024-06-22.
Before 2016, the USGS record lists one earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km:
- 5.9 9 km S of Leggett, California · 45 km WSW of this epicentre
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 39.8895, -123.2273. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mendocino County, CA | 54 km (34 mi) | SSW | earthquakes near Mendocino County |
| Glenn County, CA | 77 km (48 mi) | ESE | earthquakes near Glenn County |
| Trinity County, CA | 85 km (53 mi) | N | earthquakes near Trinity County |
| Tehama County, CA | 89 km (55 mi) | ENE | earthquakes near Tehama County |
| Lake County, CA | 96 km (60 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Lake County |
| Humboldt County, CA | 108 km (67 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Humboldt County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
53 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 2.0 8 km NNE of Brooktrails, CA
- 1.7 14 km N of Brooktrails, CA
- 1.7 15 km N of Brooktrails, CA
- 2.3 30 km NNW of Covelo, CA
- 1.6 22 km NE of Rockport, CA
- 1.8 14 km NNE of Brooktrails, CA
- 1.8 16 km N of Laytonville, CA
- 3.4 14 km N of Brooktrails, CA
- 1.5 11 km N of Brooktrails, CA
- 1.7 30 km NW of Covelo, CA
- 1.5 16 km N of Laytonville, CA
- 1.3 13 km N of Laytonville, CA
- 1.7 16 km NNE of Brooktrails, CA
- 2.2 15 km N of Brooktrails, CA
- 1.4 13 km SSE of Redway, CA
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
On USGS
- The official USGS event page — the source of record for every value above
- Did you feel it? Report it to USGS — reports go to USGS, not to us
- ShakeMap for this event, when USGS has produced one
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