A magnitude 3.6 earthquake near Ridgecrest, Kern County, California, USA, was reported only 26 minutes ago by the United States Geological Survey, considered the key international and national agency that monitors seismic activity in the US. The earthquake occurred at a very shallow depth of 4.7 miles beneath the epicenter early morning on Wednesday, June 17th, 2026, at 6:25 am local time. 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 3.5.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 Randsburg (pop. 69) located 10 miles from the epicenter.Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include California City (pop. 13,300) located 15 miles from the epicenter, Ridgecrest (pop. 28,800) 24 miles away, and Rosamond (pop. 18,200) 36 miles away. In Lancaster (pop. 161,100, 45 miles away), Palmdale (pop. 158,400, 53 miles away), and Adelanto (pop. 33,200, 55 miles away), the quake was probably not felt.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 17, 2026 06:25 am (GMT -7) local time (17 Jun 2026 13:25 GMT)Magnitude: 3.6Depth: 7.62 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 35.3°N / 117.81°W (Kern County, California, United States)Primary data source: USGS