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 11:01:11 PM (PDT) on Monday, March 9, 2026.
The magnitude 0.9 event occurred 1 km (1 miles) ESE of Palomar Observatory, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).


Magnitude 0.9 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Monday, March 9, 2026 at 11:01:11 PM (PDT)
Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 6:01:11 (UTC)
Distance from Palomar Observatory, CA - 1 km (1 miles) ESE (118 degrees)
Aguanga, CA - 10 km (6 miles) S (173 degrees)
Lake Henshaw, CA - 15 km (9 miles) NW (326 degrees)
Pala, CA - 21 km (13 miles) E (95 degrees)
Warner Springs, CA - 22 km (13 miles) WNW (291 degrees)
Coordinates 33 deg. 21.0 min. N (33.350N), 116 deg. 51.1 min. W (116.851W)
Depth 8.32 km (5.20 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=54, Nph=96, Dmin=1.1 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Erho=0.16 km, Erzz=0.46 km, Gp=26 degrees
Event ID# ci41201263
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