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

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Version #4: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 3:37:33 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
The magnitude 1.4 event occurred 6 km (4 miles) NE (50 degrees) of Imperial, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 11 km ( 7 miles).

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Magnitude	1.4 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time	Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 3:37:33 PM (PDT) Tuesday, June 16, 2026 at 22:37:33 (UTC)
Distance from	Imperial, CA - 6 km (4 miles) NE (50 degrees) El Centro, CA - 11 km (7 miles) NNE (20 degrees) Brawley, CA - 11 km (7 miles) S (173 degrees) Holtville, CA - 15 km (9 miles) WNW (303 degrees) Heber, CA - 17 km (11 miles) N (4 degrees)
Coordinates	32 deg. 53.1 min. N (32.885N), 115 deg. 31.0 min. W (115.517W)
Depth	11.30 km (7.00 miles)
Quality	Good
Location Quality Parameters	Nst=21, Nph=34, Dmin=4.5 km, Rmss=0.22 sec, Erho=0.43 km, Erzz=0.55 km, Gp=76 degrees
Event ID#	ci10244806
Additional Information	Map

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