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 8:30:33 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
The magnitude 1.3 event occurred 11 km (7 miles) NE (38 degrees) of Ridgecrest, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.3 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 8:30:33 PM (PDT) Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 3:30:33 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ridgecrest, CA - 11 km (7 miles) NE (38 degrees) Searles Valley, CA - 19 km (12 miles) WSW (248 degrees) Inyokern, CA - 20 km (13 miles) ENE (72 degrees) Trona, CA - 21 km (13 miles) WSW (251 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 37 km (23 miles) N (5 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 42.1 min. N (35.702N), 117 deg. 35.9 min. W (117.598W) |
| Depth | 7.81 km (4.90 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=37, Nph=63, Dmin=12.6 km, Rmss=0.11 sec, Erho=0.12 km, Erzz=0.53 km, Gp=47 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci40666962 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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