Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EVENT REPORT ==
Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Version #7: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro quarry occurred at 11:37:11 AM (PDT) on Friday, August 7, 2026.
The magnitude 1.2 event (a probable quarry explosion) occurred 3 km (2 miles) NW of Green Acres, CA.
The hypocentral depth is -1 km (-0.30 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.2 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Friday, August 7, 2026 at 11:37:11 AM (PDT) Friday, August 7, 2026 at 18:37:11 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Green Acres, CA - 3 km (2 miles) NW (307 degrees) Menifee, CA - 5 km (3 miles) NE (50 degrees) Winchester, CA - 6 km (4 miles) NNW (340 degrees) Nuevo, CA - 6 km (4 miles) SE (143 degrees) Perris, CA - 12 km (7 miles) ESE (104 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 45.4 min. N (33.757N), 117 deg. 6.3 min. W (117.106W) |
| Depth | -0.52 km (-0.30 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=44, Nph=44, Dmin=5.2 km, Rmss=0.23 sec, Erho=0.34 km, Erzz=31.61 km, Gp=30 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci40668194 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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