Just 9 minutes ago, a 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Ukiah, Mendocino County, California, USA. The tremor was recorded early afternoon on Wednesday, August 5th, 2026, at 3:20 pm local time, at a very shallow depth of 4.8 miles below the surface.The event was filed by the United States Geological Survey, the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.1 earthquake as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Alderpoint (pop. 190) located 14 miles from the epicenter, Covelo (pop. 1,300) 19 miles away, Redway (pop. 1,200) 21 miles away, Laytonville (pop. 1,200) 24 miles away, and Brooktrails (pop. 3,200) 40 miles away.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Willits (pop. 4,900) located 43 miles from the epicenter, Fort Bragg (pop. 7,300) 45 miles away, and Ukiah (pop. 15,900) 62 miles away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Aug 5, 2026 02:20 pm (Los Angeles time) local time (5 Aug 2026 22:20 GMT)Magnitude: 4.1Depth: 7.77 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 40.03°N / 123.44°W (Trinity County, California, United States)Primary data source: USGS