Observed earthquake
26 km WSW of Petrolia, CA
Recent observationReported by 2 agencies. Every solution below is that agency's own measurement, stored unaltered.
Agency solutions
The same earthquake as measured independently by each agency. Values are never averaged or rewritten.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Origin time | Epicentre | Review status | Source record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M2.5 md | 5.0 km | 2026-10-12 12:13:16 UTC | 40.27°N, 124.58°W | Preliminary / automatic15 stations | nc75448271 ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M2.5 ml | 10 km | 2026-10-12 12:13:11 UTC | 40.28°N, 125.02°W | Not stated | 20261012_0000228 ↗ |
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-12 12:18:10 UTC
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-12 12:54:08 UTC · grouped with match confidence 77%
Why the agencies differ
Differences of a few tenths of a magnitude unit and tens of kilometres are normal and expected. Each agency uses a different set of seismic stations, a different velocity model for the Earth's interior, and sometimes a different magnitude scale altogether. None of them is “wrong”; they are independent measurements of the same event.
Prakruti groups solutions only when they agree closely in both time and location, and shows the preferred solution — favouring an analyst-reviewed moment magnitude where one exists — while keeping every other solution visible above.