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 5:41:56 AM (PST) on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 22 km (13 miles) SSW of Maricopa, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.5 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 5:41:56 AM (PST) Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 13:41:56 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Maricopa, CA - 22 km (13 miles) SSW (199 degrees) Taft, CA - 30 km (18 miles) S (184 degrees) Pine Mountain Club, CA - 30 km (19 miles) W (276 degrees) Frazier Park, CA - 49 km (30 miles) W (277 degrees) Grapevine, CA - 50 km (31 miles) W (262 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 34 deg. 52.5 min. N (34.876N), 119 deg. 28.6 min. W (119.477W) |
| Depth | 4.82 km (3.00 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=7, Nph=8, Dmin=13.6 km, Rmss=0.08 sec, Erho=0.97 km, Erzz=7.45 km, Gp=171 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41161127 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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