A small earthquake struck west of Davis in Yolo County on Wednesday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
The preliminary 2.9 magnitude quake occurred at 8:04 a.m. about 2.5 miles underground, USGS reported. Its epicenter was in farmland near the intersection of Russell Boulevard and County Road 98, just northwest of the UC Davis-operated California National Primate Research Center.
The location has not recorded an earthquake in at least 50 years, according to USGS data.
No damage or injuries were immediately reported, Yolo County spokesperson Laura Galindo said.
No one in the greater capital region reported feeling the quake to USGS as of 11:30 a.m. Earthquakes with magnitudes under 3 are sometimes felt but rarely cause damage, according to seismologists.
The nearest mapped fault is the East Valley Fault, which runs northwest to southeast along Yolo and Solano counties about five miles west of the UC Davis campus. The fault is part of the Great Valley fault system, a tectonic boundary separating the Coast Ranges and the Central Valley.
Seismic activity in the area is limited, but USGS data show similar quakes have occurred within 5 to 10 miles over time.
At least three quakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater were recorded in the capital region over the past week, according to The Sacramento Bee’s automated earthquake bot, including a 2.6 magnitude temblor near South Yuba City on March 22.
This is a developing story; check back with sacbee.com for updates.
This story was originally published March 25, 2026 at 10:42 AM.
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