Magnitude 4.1 earthquake strikes near Susanville, Lassen County, California, USA

A very shallow magnitude 4.1 earthquake was reported after midnight near Susanville, Lassen County, California, USA.
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake struck on Wednesday, September 16th, 2026, at 12:17 am local time, at a very shallow depth of 4.3 miles. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones because they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Gerlach (pop. 210), located 13 miles from the epicenter.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Janesville (pop. 1,400), located 54 miles from the epicenter; Johnstonville (pop. 1000), 55 miles away; and Susanville (pop. 15,200), 57 miles away.

Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sep 16, 2026 07:17 am (Universal Time) local time (16 Sep 2026 07:17 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.1
Hypocenter depth: 6.89 km
Epicenter coordinates: 40.61°N / 119.59°W (Washoe County, Nevada, United States)
Primary data source: USGS
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