Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EVENT REPORT ==
Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Version #9: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro quarry occurred at 1:47:52 PM (PST) on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
The magnitude 1.2 event (a probable quarry explosion) occurred 3 km (2 miles) NW of Green Acres, CA.
The hypocentral depth is -1 km (-0.30 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.2 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 1:47:52 PM (PST) Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 21:47:52 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Green Acres, CA - 3 km (2 miles) NW (316 degrees) Menifee, CA - 5 km (3 miles) NE (50 degrees) Winchester, CA - 6 km (4 miles) NNW (345 degrees) Nuevo, CA - 6 km (4 miles) SE (139 degrees) Perris, CA - 12 km (7 miles) ESE (102 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 45.6 min. N (33.760N), 117 deg. 6.1 min. W (117.102W) |
| Depth | -0.52 km (-0.30 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=27, Nph=27, Dmin=5.7 km, Rmss=0.26 sec, Erho=0.53 km, Erzz=31.61 km, Gp=62 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41198183 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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