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 10:53:40 PM (PDT) on Sunday, August 2, 2026.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 23 km (14 miles) SSE of Porterville, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.5 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, August 2, 2026 at 10:53:40 PM (PDT) Monday, August 3, 2026 at 5:53:40 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Porterville, CA - 23 km (14 miles) SSE (162 degrees) Poplar-Cotton Center, CA - 28 km (17 miles) SE (137 degrees) Delano, CA - 30 km (19 miles) ENE (68 degrees) Pixley, CA - 34 km (21 miles) ESE (109 degrees) McFarland, CA - 34 km (21 miles) NE (51 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 52.3 min. N (35.871N), 118 deg. 56.2 min. W (118.937W) |
| Depth | 9.01 km (5.60 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=20, Nph=33, Dmin=13.8 km, Rmss=0.17 sec, Erho=0.38 km, Erzz=1.58 km, Gp=77 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci40665482 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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