What readers need to know

USGS recorded a magnitude 2.6 earthquake 3.1 miles NNW of Pinnacles, CA, about 42 miles from Pacific Grove, at a depth of 2.6 miles. USGS displays 2 community felt reports and maximum reported community intensity 3.4. 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 36.567, -121.171. The magnitude type is md and the current solution uses 9 reporting stations. USGS last updated this event record Aug 12, 2026, 12:02 AM 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.