The United States Geological Survey reported a magnitude 3.6 quake in the United States near Ukiah, Mendocino County, California, only 5 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Thursday, March 26th, 2026, at 10:24 am local time at a very shallow depth of 4.6 miles. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) which listed the quake at magnitude 3.7.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Upper Lake (pop. 1,100) located 12 miles from the epicenter, Nice (pop. 2,700) 13 miles away, Lucerne (pop. 3,100) 14 miles away, North Lakeport (pop. 3,300) 16 miles away, Lakeport (pop. 4,800) 19 miles away, Clearlake (pop. 15,200) 25 miles away, and Ukiah (pop. 15,900) 25 miles away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 26, 2026 05:24 pm (Universal Time) local time (26 Mar 2026 17:24 GMT)Magnitude: 3.6Depth: 7.48 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 39.3°N / 122.78°W (Lake County, California, United States)Primary data source: USGS