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 #3: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 11:48:08 AM (PST) on Saturday, January 3, 2026.
The magnitude 1.2 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) ESE of Valle Vista, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 16 km (10 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.2 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 11:48:08 AM (PST) Saturday, January 3, 2026 at 19:48:08 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Valle Vista, CA - 8 km (5 miles) ESE (122 degrees) Idyllwild, CA - 10 km (6 miles) WSW (249 degrees) San Jacinto, CA - 15 km (10 miles) ESE (123 degrees) Hemet, CA - 15 km (9 miles) ESE (107 degrees) Anza, CA - 22 km (13 miles) NW (322 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 42.5 min. N (33.709N), 116 deg. 49.1 min. W (116.818W) |
| Depth | 15.76 km (9.80 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=48, Nph=81, Dmin=9.1 km, Rmss=0.15 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.32 km, Gp=41 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41151823 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
[
Index map ||
Big earthquake list ||
All earthquake list ||
Glossary of terms ||
Top page
]
[
Did you feel it? ||
ShakeMaps
|| Relative2Me
]
[ Data Sources ]
Special maps
Long Valley || Los Angeles || San Francisco
Data Sources
US and World - USGS/NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - Caltech = California Institute of Technology
Nevada - UNR = University of Nevada, Reno
Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)
