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 #6: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 12:38:59 PM (PDT) on Friday, October 9, 2026.
The magnitude 1.8 event occurred 10 km (6 miles) NNE (30 degrees) of Ocotillo Wells, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 10 km ( 6 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.8 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Friday, October 9, 2026 at 12:38:59 PM (PDT) Friday, October 9, 2026 at 19:38:59 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ocotillo Wells, CA - 10 km (6 miles) NNE (30 degrees) Salton City, CA - 14 km (9 miles) SW (233 degrees) Oasis, CA - 27 km (17 miles) S (176 degrees) Borrego Springs, CA - 28 km (17 miles) E (98 degrees) Bombay Beach, CA - 35 km (22 miles) WSW (246 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 13.3 min. N (33.222N), 116 deg. 4.6 min. W (116.077W) |
| Depth | 10.41 km (6.50 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=68, Nph=120, Dmin=10.6 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Erho=0.14 km, Erzz=0.4 km, Gp=31 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41345791 |
| 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)
