Moderate 4.0 quake hits near Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA

Just 7 minutes ago, a 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Sunday, January 18th, 2026, at 4:20 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 0.2 miles below the surface.
The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.0 earthquake as well.
Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Ferndale (pop. 1,400) located 46 miles from the epicenter, Fortuna (pop. 12,000) 52 miles away, Rio Dell (pop. 3,400) 53 miles away, Humboldt Hill (pop. 3,400) 54 miles away, Pine Hills (pop. 3,100) 56 miles away, Eureka (pop. 27,000) 57 miles away, and Myrtletown (pop. 4,700) 58 miles away.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jan 19, 2026 12:20 am (Universal Time) local time (19 Jan 2026 00:20 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.0
Depth: 0.35 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 40.39°N / 125.11°W (California, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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