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 #5: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 2:14:13 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, April 1, 2026.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 27 km (17 miles) WSW of Lompoc, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km (0.30 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.7 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 2:14:13 AM (PDT) Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 9:14:13 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Lompoc, CA - 27 km (17 miles) WSW (239 degrees) Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA - 31 km (19 miles) SW (214 degrees) Vandenberg Village, CA - 31 km (19 miles) SW (226 degrees) Orcutt, CA - 46 km (29 miles) SSW (213 degrees) Los Alamos, CA - 47 km (29 miles) WSW (237 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 34 deg. 30.9 min. N (34.515N), 120 deg. 42.6 min. W (120.710W) |
| Depth | 0.52 km (0.30 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=27, Nph=41, Dmin=19.5 km, Rmss=0.23 sec, Erho=0.53 km, Erzz=0.62 km, Gp=209 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41429984 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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