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 #5: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro quarry occurred at 9:53:00 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
The magnitude 1.1 event (a probable quarry explosion) occurred 11 km (7 miles) N of Victorville, CA.
The hypocentral depth is -1 km (-0.50 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.1 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 9:53:00 AM (PDT) Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 16:53:00 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Victorville, CA - 11 km (7 miles) N (358 degrees) Adelanto, CA - 12 km (7 miles) ENE (62 degrees) Mountain View Acres, CA - 16 km (10 miles) NNE (18 degrees) Apple Valley, CA - 18 km (11 miles) NW (325 degrees) Hesperia, CA - 23 km (14 miles) N (1 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 34 deg. 37.9 min. N (34.632N), 117 deg. 17.7 min. W (117.296W) |
| Depth | -0.83 km (-0.50 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=19, Nph=19, Dmin=8.4 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Erho=0.52 km, Erzz=31.61 km, Gp=100 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41207071 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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