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 4:33:45 PM (PDT) on Sunday, March 8, 2026.
The magnitude 1.1 event occurred 17 km (11 miles) E (99 degrees) of Ridgecrest, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.1 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 4:33:45 PM (PDT) Sunday, March 8, 2026 at 23:33:45 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ridgecrest, CA - 17 km (11 miles) E (99 degrees) Searles Valley, CA - 20 km (13 miles) SSW (202 degrees) Trona, CA - 21 km (13 miles) SSW (208 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 28 km (18 miles) NNE (28 degrees) Inyokern, CA - 30 km (19 miles) E (101 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 35.8 min. N (35.597N), 117 deg. 29.3 min. W (117.488W) |
| Depth | 5.50 km (3.40 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=28, Nph=43, Dmin=9.5 km, Rmss=0.15 sec, Erho=0.19 km, Erzz=0.95 km, Gp=60 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41200311 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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