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 #6: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro quarry occurred at 11:56:26 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, March 10, 2026.
The magnitude 1.1 event (a probable quarry explosion) occurred 8 km (5 miles) S of Mojave, CA.
The hypocentral depth is -1 km (-1 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.1 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 11:56:26 AM (PDT) Tuesday, March 10, 2026 at 18:56:26 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Mojave, CA - 8 km (5 miles) S (189 degrees) Rosamond, CA - 13 km (8 miles) N (350 degrees) California City, CA - 25 km (15 miles) SW (228 degrees) Edwards Air Force Base, CA - 25 km (16 miles) WNW (289 degrees) Tehachapi, CA - 29 km (18 miles) SE (126 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 34 deg. 58.7 min. N (34.978N), 118 deg. 11.3 min. W (118.188W) |
| Depth | -0.91 km (-0.60 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=17, Nph=17, Dmin=11.6 km, Rmss=0.2 sec, Erho=0.46 km, Erzz=31.61 km, Gp=77 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41201719 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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