Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Version #2: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 11:35:59 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
The magnitude 0.3 event occurred 12 km (8 miles) E (80 degrees) of Desert Hot Springs, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.3 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 11:35:59 AM (PDT) Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 18:35:59 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Desert Hot Springs, CA - 12 km (8 miles) E (80 degrees) Yucca Valley, CA - 16 km (10 miles) SSE (160 degrees) Garnet, CA - 18 km (11 miles) ENE (61 degrees) Thousand Palms, CA - 18 km (11 miles) N (5 degrees) Joshua Tree, CA - 18 km (11 miles) SSW (198 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 58.8 min. N (33.980N), 116 deg. 22.3 min. W (116.372W) |
| Depth | 6.71 km (4.20 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=4, Nph=6, Dmin=5.5 km, Rmss=0.07 sec, Erho=1.26 km, Erzz=0.54 km, Gp=219 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci10231910 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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