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 3:07:56 PM (PDT) on Saturday, May 2, 2026.
The magnitude 0.7 event occurred 12 km (8 miles) SW of Searles Valley, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.7 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 3:07:56 PM (PDT) Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 22:07:56 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Searles Valley, CA - 12 km (8 miles) SW (229 degrees) Trona, CA - 14 km (9 miles) SW (236 degrees) Ridgecrest, CA - 17 km (11 miles) ENE (62 degrees) Inyokern, CA - 28 km (18 miles) E (79 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 38 km (23 miles) NNE (18 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 41.7 min. N (35.694N), 117 deg. 30.3 min. W (117.506W) |
| Depth | 4.37 km (2.70 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=21, Nph=36, Dmin=8.1 km, Rmss=0.15 sec, Erho=0.25 km, Erzz=0.58 km, Gp=69 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41240023 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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