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 #7: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro quarry occurred at 4:13:39 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
The magnitude 1.1 event (a probable quarry explosion) occurred 5 km (3 miles) N of Lake Elsinore, CA.
The hypocentral depth is -0.48 km (-0.30 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.1 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 4:13:39 PM (PDT) Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 23:13:39 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Lake Elsinore, CA - 5 km (3 miles) N (349 degrees) Lakeland Village, CA - 8 km (5 miles) N (4 degrees) Good Hope, CA - 9 km (5 miles) SW (229 degrees) Perris, CA - 13 km (8 miles) SW (233 degrees) Wildomar, CA - 14 km (9 miles) NNW (337 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 42.8 min. N (33.714N), 117 deg. 20.3 min. W (117.338W) |
| Depth | -0.48 km (-0.30 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=39, Nph=41, Dmin=4.5 km, Rmss=0.23 sec, Erho=0.36 km, Erzz=31.61 km, Gp=42 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41206527 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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