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 #6: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 10:07:04 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, August 5, 2026.
The magnitude 2.0 event occurred 23 km (14 miles) SSE of Porterville, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 10 km ( 6 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.0 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 10:07:04 PM (PDT) Thursday, August 6, 2026 at 5:07:04 (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. 52.2 min. N (35.870N), 118 deg. 56.3 min. W (118.938W) |
| Depth | 10.40 km (6.50 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=29, Nph=55, Dmin=13.7 km, Rmss=0.24 sec, Erho=0.28 km, Erzz=0.79 km, Gp=63 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci40667002 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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