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 #3: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This is a computer-generated message. This event has not yet been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 10:16:21 AM (PDT) on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
The magnitude 0.7 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) NE (40 degrees) of Palomar Observatory, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 11 km ( 7 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.7 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 10:16:21 AM (PDT) Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 17:16:21 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Palomar Observatory, CA - 3 km (2 miles) NE (40 degrees) Aguanga, CA - 8 km (5 miles) SSE (164 degrees) Lake Henshaw, CA - 17 km (10 miles) NNW (334 degrees) Pala, CA - 22 km (14 miles) E (86 degrees) Warner Springs, CA - 22 km (14 miles) WNW (299 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 22.6 min. N (33.377N), 116 deg. 50.5 min. W (116.842W) |
| Depth | 10.80 km (6.70 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=34, Nph=62, Dmin=3.2 km, Rmss=0.2 sec, Erho=0.21 km, Erzz=0.39 km, Gp=25 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41239775 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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