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 #5: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 7:22:39 AM (PST) on Wednesday, February 18, 2026.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 37 km (23 miles) ENE (58 degrees) of Trona, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.5 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 7:22:39 AM (PST) Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 15:22:39 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Trona, CA - 37 km (23 miles) ENE (58 degrees) Searles Valley, CA - 39 km (24 miles) ENE (60 degrees) Furnace Creek, CA - 59 km (36 miles) SSW (196 degrees) Shoshone, CA - 68 km (42 miles) W (267 degrees) Ridgecrest, CA - 69 km (43 miles) ENE (58 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 56.6 min. N (35.944N), 117 deg. 1.7 min. W (117.028W) |
| Depth | 2.82 km (1.80 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=18, Nph=32, Dmin=14.5 km, Rmss=0.15 sec, Erho=0.27 km, Erzz=0.97 km, Gp=65 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41187559 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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