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 micro earthquake occurred at 6:00:53 AM (PDT) on Friday, May 1, 2026.
The magnitude 0.6 event occurred 17 km (11 miles) SW of La Quinta, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Friday, May 1, 2026 at 6:00:53 AM (PDT) Friday, May 1, 2026 at 13:00:53 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
La Quinta, CA - 17 km (11 miles) SW (215 degrees) Palm Desert, CA - 21 km (13 miles) S (190 degrees) Rancho Mirage, CA - 23 km (14 miles) S (181 degrees) Indian Wells, CA - 23 km (14 miles) SSW (206 degrees) Anza, CA - 24 km (15 miles) E (95 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 32.1 min. N (33.535N), 116 deg. 25.0 min. W (116.416W) |
| Depth | 8.43 km (5.20 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=23, Nph=37, Dmin=13.1 km, Rmss=0.14 sec, Erho=0.2 km, Erzz=0.88 km, Gp=77 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41238727 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
[
Index map ||
Big earthquake list ||
All earthquake list ||
Glossary of terms ||
Top page
]
[
Did you feel it? ||
ShakeMaps
|| Relative2Me
]
[ Data Sources ]
Special maps
Long Valley || Los Angeles || San Francisco
Data Sources
US and World - USGS/NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - Caltech = California Institute of Technology
Nevada - UNR = University of Nevada, Reno
Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)
