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 4:17:17 PM (PDT) on Thursday, August 20, 2026.
The magnitude 0.1 event occurred 9 km (6 miles) ENE (75 degrees) of Coso Junction, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.1 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 4:17:17 PM (PDT) Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 23:17:17 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Coso Junction, CA - 9 km (6 miles) ENE (75 degrees) Little Lake, CA - 15 km (10 miles) NNE (20 degrees) Olancha, CA - 28 km (17 miles) SSE (149 degrees) Inyokern, CA - 47 km (29 miles) N (356 degrees) Ridgecrest, CA - 52 km (32 miles) NNW (343 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 4.0 min. N (36.066N), 117 deg. 50.8 min. W (117.847W) |
| Depth | 4.65 km (2.90 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=9, Nph=14, Dmin=5.7 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=0.16 km, Erzz=0.26 km, Gp=129 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci10249094 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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