What readers need to know

USGS recorded a magnitude 3.0 earthquake 3.1 miles NW of Pinnacles, CA, about 40 miles from Pacific Grove, at a depth of 1.7 miles. USGS displays 1 community felt report and maximum reported community intensity 2.2. The record is automatic. The event meets MyPG.news’s conservative potentially-felt feed threshold; inclusion does not confirm shaking or damage in Pacific Grove.

The epicenter coordinates reported by USGS are 36.561, -121.192. The magnitude type is md and the current solution uses 68 reporting stations. USGS last updated this event record Aug 9, 2026, 8:17 PM PDT.

The event record includes community felt reports. No PAGER alert level is shown. The USGS record does not carry a tsunami flag.

MyPG.news checked the strongest available official event fields and provides the direct USGS record below. A magnitude estimate, location, depth or review status may be revised as analysts process more data. No named fault, Pacific Grove damage or local service interruption is attributed without a separate official source.