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 6:50:43 PM (PST) on Saturday, January 17, 2026.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 1 km (0 miles) WSW of Brawley, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.7 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, January 17, 2026 at 6:50:43 PM (PST) Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 2:50:43 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Brawley, CA - 1 km (0 miles) WSW (248 degrees) Westmorland, CA - 10 km (6 miles) SE (131 degrees) Imperial, CA - 15 km (9 miles) NNE (12 degrees) Calipatria, CA - 17 km (10 miles) S (187 degrees) El Centro, CA - 21 km (13 miles) N (5 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 32 deg. 58.6 min. N (32.977N), 115 deg. 32.2 min. W (115.537W) |
| Depth | 9.35 km (5.80 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=43, Nph=69, Dmin=8.6 km, Rmss=0.27 sec, Erho=0.24 km, Erzz=0.76 km, Gp=39 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41160879 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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