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 #4: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 7:18:24 PM (PST) on Sunday, January 25, 2026.
The magnitude 1.0 event occurred 15 km (9 miles) NE (54 degrees) of Ridgecrest, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.0 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, January 25, 2026 at 7:18:24 PM (PST) Monday, January 26, 2026 at 3:18:24 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ridgecrest, CA - 15 km (9 miles) NE (54 degrees) Searles Valley, CA - 15 km (9 miles) WSW (239 degrees) Trona, CA - 17 km (10 miles) WSW (244 degrees) Inyokern, CA - 25 km (15 miles) ENE (76 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 37 km (23 miles) NNE (13 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 42.0 min. N (35.699N), 117 deg. 32.7 min. W (117.545W) |
| Depth | 8.65 km (5.40 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=25, Nph=46, Dmin=11.6 km, Rmss=0.14 sec, Erho=0.17 km, Erzz=0.72 km, Gp=53 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41172359 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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