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 7:56:11 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, August 4, 2026.
The magnitude 0.7 event occurred 15 km (9 miles) ENE (66 degrees) of Ridgecrest, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.7 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Tuesday, August 4, 2026 at 7:56:11 PM (PDT) Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 2:56:11 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ridgecrest, CA - 15 km (9 miles) ENE (66 degrees) Searles Valley, CA - 15 km (9 miles) SW (227 degrees) Trona, CA - 17 km (10 miles) SW (233 degrees) Inyokern, CA - 26 km (16 miles) E (83 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 35 km (22 miles) NNE (16 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 40.5 min. N (35.675N), 117 deg. 31.6 min. W (117.526W) |
| Depth | 4.89 km (3.00 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=21, Nph=35, Dmin=9.3 km, Rmss=0.16 sec, Erho=0.28 km, Erzz=0.56 km, Gp=92 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci40666346 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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