Magnitude 3.6 earthquake strikes near Redway, Humboldt County, California, USA

A magnitude 3.6 earthquake near Redway, Humboldt County, California, USA, was reported only 6 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 2.8 miles beneath the epicenter early afternoon on Sunday, October 26th, 2025, at 2:06 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 3.6 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Benbow (pop. 320) located 8 miles from the epicenter, and Redway (pop. 1,200) 11 miles away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Laytonville (pop. 1,200) located 25 miles from the epicenter, and Covelo (pop. 1,300) 27 miles away. In Rio Dell (pop. 3,400, 40 miles away), and Fort Bragg (pop. 7,300, 41 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 26, 2025 02:06 pm (GMT -7) local time (26 Oct 2025 21:06 GMT)
Magnitude: 3.6
Depth: 4.51 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.03°N / 123.65°W (Humboldt County, California, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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