Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EVENT 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 quarry occurred at 4:16:05 PM (PDT) on Sunday, August 2, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event (a probable quarry explosion) occurred 4 km (3 miles) NNW of Boron, CA.
The hypocentral depth is -1 km (-0.50 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 4:16:05 PM (PDT) Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 23:16:05 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Boron, CA - 4 km (3 miles) NNW (340 degrees) Edwards Air Force Base, CA - 28 km (17 miles) ENE (58 degrees) California City, CA - 31 km (19 miles) ESE (109 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 37 km (23 miles) S (184 degrees) Mojave, CA - 46 km (29 miles) E (92 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 2.2 min. N (35.037N), 117 deg. 40.0 min. W (117.667W) |
| Depth | -0.79 km (-0.50 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=32, Nph=32, Dmin=11.7 km, Rmss=0.22 sec, Erho=0.49 km, Erzz=31.61 km, Gp=83 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci40665370 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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