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USGS recorded a magnitude 2.3 earthquake 6.8 miles SSW of Ridgemark, CA, about 29 miles from Pacific Grove, at a depth of 4.4 miles.
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The dashed ring is not a predicted felt boundary. It uses MyPG.news’s conservative magnitude-and-distance relevance threshold as a visual context guide. The map is drawn directly from the verified USGS epicenter coordinates and Pacific Grove reference point, so it remains available without loading an outside map library or tile server. USGS says shaking intensity varies with distance, depth, rupture direction and local geology. USGS has not listed a ShakeMap or Did You Feel It? footprint for this event.
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USGS recorded a magnitude 2.3 earthquake 6.8 miles SSW of Ridgemark, CA, about 29 miles from Pacific Grove, at a depth of 4.4 miles. USGS does not currently display a community felt-report total or intensity value for this event. The record is automatic. The event is retained as a technical USGS-linked record because it is magnitude 2.0 or greater, but it does not meet the automatic Pacific Grove relevance gate for its distance and magnitude. An editor may promote it only when a location-specific felt response, local agency notice or other independently verified Pacific Grove effect establishes relevance.
The epicenter coordinates reported by USGS are 36.727, -121.420. The magnitude type is md and the current solution uses 52 reporting stations. USGS last updated this event record Aug 22, 2026, 5:17 AM 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.
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