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 #6: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 9:13:17 AM (PDT) on Sunday, August 2, 2026.
The magnitude 2.2 event occurred 24 km (15 miles) SSE of Porterville, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 12 km ( 8 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.2 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 9:13:17 AM (PDT) Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 16:13:17 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Porterville, CA - 24 km (15 miles) SSE (160 degrees) Poplar-Cotton Center, CA - 29 km (18 miles) SE (137 degrees) Delano, CA - 31 km (19 miles) ENE (69 degrees) McFarland, CA - 34 km (21 miles) NE (52 degrees) Pixley, CA - 35 km (22 miles) ESE (109 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 51.9 min. N (35.865N), 118 deg. 55.7 min. W (118.928W) |
| Depth | 12.03 km (7.50 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=31, Nph=55, Dmin=14.4 km, Rmss=0.29 sec, Erho=0.31 km, Erzz=1.32 km, Gp=52 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci40665266 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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