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Version #2: 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 1:11:12 PM (PDT) on Sunday, April 12, 2026.
The magnitude 2.0 event occurred 11 km (7 miles) W of Wasco, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 29 km (18 miles).


Magnitude 2.0 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 1:11:12 PM (PDT)
Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 20:11:12 (UTC)
Distance from Wasco, CA - 11 km (7 miles) W (281 degrees)
Shafter, CA - 21 km (13 miles) NW (306 degrees)
McFarland, CA - 22 km (14 miles) WSW (251 degrees)
Buttonwillow, CA - 24 km (15 miles) N (2 degrees)
Delano, CA - 26 km (16 miles) SW (228 degrees)
Coordinates 35 deg. 36.8 min. N (35.613N), 119 deg. 27.6 min. W (119.460W)
Depth 28.84 km (17.90 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=33, Nph=36, Dmin=9.9 km, Rmss=0.270000011 sec, Erho=0.47 km, Erzz=0.479999989 km, Gp=100 degrees
Event ID# ci41439040
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