Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada

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Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California

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Version #5: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 7:58:45 PM (PST) on Friday, January 9, 2026.
The magnitude 1.8 event occurred 47 km (29 miles) SSW of Stovepipe Wells, CA.
The hypocentral depth is -0.17 km (-0.10 miles).

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Magnitude	1.8 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time	Friday, January 9, 2026 at 7:58:45 PM (PST) Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 3:58:45 (UTC)
Distance from	Stovepipe Wells, CA - 47 km (29 miles) SSW (209 degrees) Trona, CA - 52 km (32 miles) N (357 degrees) Searles Valley, CA - 52 km (32 miles) N (360 degrees) Coso Junction, CA - 53 km (33 miles) ENE (67 degrees) Olancha, CA - 54 km (34 miles) E (96 degrees)
Coordinates	36 deg. 13.9 min. N (36.232N), 117 deg. 24.3 min. W (117.405W)
Depth	-0.17 km (-0.10 miles)
Quality	Fair
Location Quality Parameters	Nst=26, Nph=48, Dmin=17.4 km, Rmss=0.15 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.43 km, Gp=47 degrees
Event ID#	ci41155007
Additional Information	Map

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