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 #4: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 12:58:47 PM (PDT) on Monday, August 3, 2026.
The magnitude 1.2 event occurred 18 km (11 miles) E (92 degrees) of Ridgecrest, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.2 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Monday, August 3, 2026 at 12:58:47 PM (PDT) Monday, August 3, 2026 at 19:58:47 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ridgecrest, CA - 18 km (11 miles) E (92 degrees) Searles Valley, CA - 18 km (11 miles) SSW (200 degrees) Trona, CA - 19 km (12 miles) SSW (207 degrees) Inyokern, CA - 31 km (19 miles) E (97 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 31 km (19 miles) NNE (29 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 36.8 min. N (35.614N), 117 deg. 28.4 min. W (117.473W) |
| Depth | 7.21 km (4.50 miles) |
| Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=33, Nph=61, Dmin=7.2 km, Rmss=0.13 sec, Erho=0.14 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=53 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci40665754 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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