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 #7: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A minor earthquake occurred at 11:17:26 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, July 1, 2026.
The magnitude 3.4 event occurred 12 km (8 miles) N (4 degrees) of Ocotillo Wells, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 10 km ( 6 miles).
| Magnitude | 3.4 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, July 1, 2026 at 11:17:26 PM (PDT) Thursday, July 2, 2026 at 6:17:26 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ocotillo Wells, CA - 12 km (8 miles) N (4 degrees) Salton City, CA - 16 km (10 miles) WSW (252 degrees) Borrego Springs, CA - 23 km (15 miles) E (91 degrees) Oasis, CA - 24 km (15 miles) S (185 degrees) North Shore, CA - 35 km (22 miles) SSW (209 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 15.1 min. N (33.252N), 116 deg. 7.4 min. W (116.123W) |
| Depth | 10.19 km (6.30 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=109, Nph=179, Dmin=13.2 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Erho=0.12 km, Erzz=0.39 km, Gp=21 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41285223 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
[
Index map ||
Big earthquake list ||
All earthquake list ||
Glossary of terms ||
Top page
]
[
Did you feel it? ||
ShakeMaps
|| Relative2Me
]
[ Data Sources ]
Special maps
Long Valley || Los Angeles || San Francisco
Data Sources
US and World - USGS/NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - Caltech = California Institute of Technology
Nevada - UNR = University of Nevada, Reno
Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)
