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 6:16:14 AM (PST) on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
The magnitude 2.0 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) N of Olancha, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.0 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 6:16:14 AM (PST) Sunday, January 18, 2026 at 14:16:14 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Olancha, CA - 8 km (5 miles) N (356 degrees) Lone Pine, CA - 27 km (17 miles) SSE (168 degrees) Coso Junction, CA - 34 km (21 miles) N (351 degrees) Little Lake, CA - 47 km (29 miles) N (349 degrees) Independence, CA - 53 km (33 miles) SSE (162 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 21.1 min. N (36.351N), 118 deg. 0.6 min. W (118.011W) |
| Depth | 2.34 km (1.50 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=29, Nph=56, Dmin=11.7 km, Rmss=0.18 sec, Erho=0.21 km, Erzz=0.92 km, Gp=63 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41161159 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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