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

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Version #4: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 9:01:08 PM (PST) on Thursday, January 1, 2026.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 15 km (9 miles) ESE of Anza, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 13 km ( 8 miles).

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Magnitude	0.5 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time	Thursday, January 1, 2026 at 9:01:08 PM (PST) Friday, January 2, 2026 at 5:01:08 (UTC)
Distance from	Anza, CA - 15 km (9 miles) ESE (105 degrees) La Quinta, CA - 25 km (16 miles) SW (231 degrees) Rancho Mirage, CA - 26 km (16 miles) SSW (202 degrees) Palm Desert, CA - 26 km (16 miles) SSW (211 degrees) Warner Springs, CA - 29 km (18 miles) NNE (22 degrees)
Coordinates	33 deg. 31.2 min. N (33.521N), 116 deg. 31.2 min. W (116.521W)
Depth	13.20 km (8.20 miles)
Quality	Excellent
Location Quality Parameters	Nst=33, Nph=52, Dmin=8.1 km, Rmss=0.12 sec, Erho=0.18 km, Erzz=0.29 km, Gp=66 degrees
Event ID#	ci41150879
Additional Information	Map

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