What readers need to know

USGS recorded a magnitude 2.6 earthquake 3.7 miles NW of Pinnacles, CA, about 40 miles from Pacific Grove, at a depth of 1.6 miles. USGS does not currently display a community felt-report total or intensity value for this event. 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 36.565, -121.201. The magnitude type is md and the current solution uses 8 reporting stations. USGS last updated this event record Aug 11, 2026, 11:46 PM PDT.

No additional USGS impact product is listed in the current event record. 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.