Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada

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Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California

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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 7:03:40 PM (PST) on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
The magnitude 0.6 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) SSW of Borrego Springs, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 13 km ( 8 miles).

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Magnitude	0.6 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time	Tuesday, January 27, 2026 at 7:03:40 PM (PST) Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 3:03:40 (UTC)
Distance from	Borrego Springs, CA - 8 km (5 miles) SSW (199 degrees) Julian, CA - 22 km (14 miles) ENE (57 degrees) Warner Springs, CA - 24 km (15 miles) ESE (116 degrees) Ocotillo Wells, CA - 26 km (16 miles) W (281 degrees) Lake Henshaw, CA - 34 km (21 miles) E (100 degrees)
Coordinates	33 deg. 11.2 min. N (33.187N), 116 deg. 24.2 min. W (116.403W)
Depth	13.44 km (8.40 miles)
Quality	Good
Location Quality Parameters	Nst=33, Nph=56, Dmin=9.1 km, Rmss=0.18 sec, Erho=0.27 km, Erzz=0.51 km, Gp=67 degrees
Event ID#	ci41174527
Additional Information	Map

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