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 4:50:01 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
The magnitude 0.7 event occurred 5 km (3 miles) SSE of Banning, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 14 km ( 9 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.7 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 4:50:01 AM (PDT) Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 11:50:01 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Banning, CA - 5 km (3 miles) SSE (160 degrees) Cabazon, CA - 8 km (5 miles) WSW (238 degrees) Beaumont, CA - 12 km (8 miles) ESE (115 degrees) San Jacinto, CA - 14 km (9 miles) NE (41 degrees) Valle Vista, CA - 15 km (9 miles) NNE (13 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 52.9 min. N (33.882N), 116 deg. 51.4 min. W (116.857W) |
| Depth | 14.43 km (9.00 miles) |
| Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=32, Nph=55, Dmin=7.7 km, Rmss=0.14 sec, Erho=0.18 km, Erzz=0.33 km, Gp=56 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41242327 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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