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 2:07:36 PM (PDT) on Sunday, October 4, 2026.
The magnitude 1.8 event occurred 21 km (13 miles) E (98 degrees) of Porterville, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 1.8 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 2:07:36 PM (PDT) Sunday, October 4, 2026 at 21:07:36 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Porterville, CA - 21 km (13 miles) E (98 degrees) Poplar-Cotton Center, CA - 33 km (21 miles) E (93 degrees) Lindsay, CA - 33 km (21 miles) SE (124 degrees) Woodville, CA - 38 km (24 miles) E (99 degrees) Exeter, CA - 43 km (27 miles) SE (131 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 2.3 min. N (36.038N), 118 deg. 46.9 min. W (118.781W) |
| Depth | 1.14 km (0.70 miles) |
| Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=10, Nph=10, Dmin=42.9 km, Rmss=0.17 sec, Erho=6.4 km, Erzz=5.3 km, Gp=275 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41343175 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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