Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EVENT 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 quarry occurred at 12:13:21 PM (PDT) on Monday, April 20, 2026.
The magnitude 0.6 event (a probable quarry explosion) occurred 5 km (3 miles) SW of Winchester, CA.
The hypocentral depth is -1 km (-0.30 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Monday, April 20, 2026 at 12:13:21 PM (PDT) Monday, April 20, 2026 at 19:13:21 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Winchester, CA - 5 km (3 miles) SW (228 degrees) Menifee, CA - 6 km (4 miles) SSE (156 degrees) Green Acres, CA - 8 km (5 miles) SSW (212 degrees) Murrieta Hot Springs, CA - 14 km (9 miles) NNE (15 degrees) Nuevo, CA - 14 km (9 miles) S (170 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 40.8 min. N (33.680N), 117 deg. 7.3 min. W (117.121W) |
| Depth | -0.54 km (-0.30 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=8, Nph=9, Dmin=7.1 km, Rmss=0.13 sec, Erho=0.46 km, Erzz=31.61 km, Gp=101 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41445736 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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