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USGS recorded a magnitude 2.6 earthquake 7.5 miles W of Lake Nacimiento, CA, about 80 miles from Pacific Grove, at a depth of 3.2 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. This event has a USGS Did You Feel It? map; use the official source link below for submitted felt reports.
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USGS recorded a magnitude 2.6 earthquake 7.5 miles W of Lake Nacimiento, CA, about 80 miles from Pacific Grove, at a depth of 3.2 miles. USGS displays 2 total community responses for this event; that total is not evidence the earthquake was felt in Pacific Grove and maximum reported community intensity 3.1. The record is automatic. Pacific Grove Groundwatch recorded a multi-station signal and associated it with this USGS event. That source-reported association establishes local monitoring relevance, not confirmed felt shaking or damage in Pacific Grove.
The epicenter coordinates reported by USGS are 35.722, -121.018. The magnitude type is md and the current solution uses 40 reporting stations. USGS last updated this event record Sep 21, 2026, 9:37 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.
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