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 #6: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A minor earthquake occurred at 7:18:15 PM (PDT) on Thursday, April 23, 2026.
The magnitude 3.3 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) SSW of Furnace Creek, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 3.3 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 7:18:15 PM (PDT) Friday, April 24, 2026 at 2:18:15 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Furnace Creek, CA - 8 km (5 miles) SSW (200 degrees) Stovepipe Wells, CA - 34 km (21 miles) SE (136 degrees) Beatty, NV - 60 km (37 miles) S (191 degrees) Shoshone, CA - 71 km (44 miles) NW (310 degrees) Pahrump, NV - 80 km (50 miles) WNW (284 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 22.9 min. N (36.382N), 116 deg. 53.0 min. W (116.883W) |
| Depth | 6.04 km (3.80 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=46, Nph=84, Dmin=9.7 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Erho=0.18 km, Erzz=0.64 km, Gp=71 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41233487 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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