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 0:42:50 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
The magnitude 0.9 event occurred 14 km (9 miles) NE (50 degrees) of Coachella, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 0.9 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 0:42:50 AM (PDT) Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 7:42:50 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Coachella, CA - 14 km (9 miles) NE (50 degrees) Thermal, CA - 15 km (10 miles) NNE (29 degrees) Indio, CA - 15 km (9 miles) ENE (73 degrees) Mecca, CA - 21 km (13 miles) N (5 degrees) Indian Wells, CA - 24 km (15 miles) ENE (78 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 45.7 min. N (33.761N), 116 deg. 3.5 min. W (116.059W) |
| Depth | 0.92 km (0.60 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=36, Nph=61, Dmin=12.4 km, Rmss=0.18 sec, Erho=0.18 km, Erzz=0.39 km, Gp=87 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41242239 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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