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 #5: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 6:33:28 AM (PDT) on Saturday, July 18, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) NNE (14 degrees) of Big Bear City, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 6:33:28 AM (PDT) Saturday, July 18, 2026 at 13:33:28 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Big Bear City, CA - 2 km (1 miles) NNE (14 degrees) Big Bear Lake, CA - 8 km (5 miles) ENE (59 degrees) Lucerne Valley, CA - 22 km (13 miles) SSE (147 degrees) Running Springs, CA - 26 km (16 miles) ENE (72 degrees) Lake Arrowhead, CA - 32 km (20 miles) E (84 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 34 deg. 16.8 min. N (34.281N), 116 deg. 50.3 min. W (116.839W) |
| Depth | 8.76 km (5.40 miles) |
| Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=65, Nph=117, Dmin=7.6 km, Rmss=0.14 sec, Erho=0.1 km, Erzz=0.25 km, Gp=39 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci40657522 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
[
Index map ||
Big earthquake list ||
All earthquake list ||
Glossary of terms ||
Top page
]
[
Did you feel it? ||
ShakeMaps
|| Relative2Me
]
[ Data Sources ]
Special maps
Long Valley || Los Angeles || San Francisco
Data Sources
US and World - USGS/NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - Caltech = California Institute of Technology
Nevada - UNR = University of Nevada, Reno
Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)
