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 8:08:22 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, September 23, 2026.
The magnitude 0.8 event occurred 17 km (11 miles) SSW of Inyokern, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 0.8 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, September 23, 2026 at 8:08:22 PM (PDT) Thursday, September 24, 2026 at 3:08:22 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Inyokern, CA - 17 km (11 miles) SSW (205 degrees) Ridgecrest, CA - 23 km (14 miles) WSW (238 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 28 km (17 miles) WNW (303 degrees) California City, CA - 43 km (27 miles) N (11 degrees) Little Lake, CA - 48 km (30 miles) S (179 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 30.5 min. N (35.508N), 117 deg. 53.6 min. W (117.894W) |
| Depth | 1.53 km (1.00 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=8, Nph=13, Dmin=17.4 km, Rmss=0.23 sec, Erho=2.04 km, Erzz=1.27 km, Gp=183 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41338215 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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