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 1:27:11 AM (PDT) on Monday, August 17, 2026.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 27 km (17 miles) SSW of Ocotillo Wells, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.5 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Monday, August 17, 2026 at 1:27:11 AM (PDT) Monday, August 17, 2026 at 8:27:11 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ocotillo Wells, CA - 27 km (17 miles) SSW (203 degrees) Pine Valley, CA - 28 km (18 miles) ENE (68 degrees) Ocotillo, CA - 31 km (19 miles) NW (310 degrees) Julian, CA - 38 km (23 miles) ESE (118 degrees) Campo, CA - 40 km (25 miles) NNE (31 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 32 deg. 55.0 min. N (32.916N), 116 deg. 14.8 min. W (116.247W) |
| Depth | 6.13 km (3.80 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=23, Nph=36, Dmin=16.5 km, Rmss=0.13 sec, Erho=0.21 km, Erzz=1.23 km, Gp=98 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci40674282 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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