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 11:58:22 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, March 18, 2026.
The magnitude 0.8 event (a probable quarry explosion) occurred 8 km (5 miles) S of Mojave, CA.
The hypocentral depth is -1 km (-1 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.8 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 11:58:22 AM (PDT) Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at 18:58:22 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Mojave, CA - 8 km (5 miles) S (186 degrees) Rosamond, CA - 13 km (8 miles) N (352 degrees) California City, CA - 24 km (15 miles) SW (228 degrees) Edwards Air Force Base, CA - 25 km (15 miles) WNW (290 degrees) Tehachapi, CA - 29 km (18 miles) SE (125 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 34 deg. 58.8 min. N (34.981N), 118 deg. 11.0 min. W (118.183W) |
| Depth | -0.91 km (-0.60 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=24, Nph=24, Dmin=12.1 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Erho=0.36 km, Erzz=31.61 km, Gp=55 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41207183 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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