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Earthquake · past event
M5.0 earthquake 111 km W of Petrolia, CA
Last changed (05:06 UTC, 15 November 2026). This event is over, so no next check is due.
Over. This earthquake is over. The page keeps the figures USGS last reported; the USGS page has any later revision.
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 111 km W of Petrolia, CA at 04:56 UTC, 5 November 2026, at a depth of 10 km (6 mi), according to the U.S. Geological Survey. USGS issued a green PAGER alert, its estimate of shaking-related fatalities and economic losses. 145 people reported feeling it through the USGS Did You Feel It? survey.
Key figures
- Magnitude
- 5.0scale mwSource: USGS
- Depth
- 10 km6 miSource: USGS
- Time
- 04:56 UTC, 5 November 2026Source: USGS
- PAGER alert
- GreenSource: USGS PAGER
- Felt reports
- 145Source: USGS Did You Feel It?
- USGS significance
- 434Source: USGS
Sources
Recorded by Gods Eyes from the live feed ; the source last updated it . Figures are as the source reported them at the time and may since have been revised; the source pages are authoritative.
Affected area
Nearest towns
- Eureka129 km away · pop. 42,398
- Arcata137 km away · pop. 20,905
Places from the Natural Earth populated places list, by straight-line distance. The source names no towns for this event.
Timeline
- 05:06 UTC15 November 2026Latest update from the source.
- 11:54 UTC5 November 2026USGS revised the depth from 2 km to 10 km.
- 05:24 UTC5 November 2026Felt reports to USGS rose from 36 to 79.
- 05:14 UTC5 November 2026USGS received its first felt reports: 36.
- 05:14 UTC5 November 2026USGS issued a green PAGER alert.
- 05:14 UTC5 November 2026USGS revised the magnitude from 4.6 to 5.0.
- 05:04 UTC5 November 2026Gods Eyes recorded it from the feed.
- 04:56 UTC5 November 2026The earthquake happened.
Only updates Gods Eyes saw in the feed are listed.
Nearby airports
- EKA Murray Field132 km · Eureka
- ACV California Redwood Coast-Humboldt County Airport140 km · Arcata/Eureka
Airports and runways: OurAirports (public domain). All data sources.
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