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 #4: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 4:46:02 AM (PDT) on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 15 km (9 miles) NE (43 degrees) of Ridgecrest, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.5 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 4:46:02 AM (PDT) Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 11:46:02 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ridgecrest, CA - 15 km (9 miles) NE (43 degrees) Searles Valley, CA - 16 km (10 miles) WSW (249 degrees) Trona, CA - 17 km (11 miles) WSW (253 degrees) Inyokern, CA - 24 km (15 miles) ENE (71 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 39 km (24 miles) N (9 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 43.1 min. N (35.718N), 117 deg. 33.9 min. W (117.564W) |
| Depth | 4.96 km (3.10 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=26, Nph=44, Dmin=11.3 km, Rmss=0.16 sec, Erho=0.21 km, Erzz=0.51 km, Gp=48 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41239495 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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