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 11:58:45 AM (PDT) on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
The magnitude 1.3 event (a probable quarry explosion) occurred 6 km (4 miles) SSW of Mojave, CA.
The hypocentral depth is -1 km (-0.50 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.3 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 11:58:45 AM (PDT) Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 18:58:45 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Mojave, CA - 6 km (4 miles) SSW (193 degrees) Rosamond, CA - 15 km (9 miles) N (351 degrees) California City, CA - 23 km (14 miles) SW (233 degrees) Edwards Air Force Base, CA - 26 km (16 miles) WNW (294 degrees) Tehachapi, CA - 28 km (17 miles) ESE (122 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 34 deg. 60.0 min. N (34.999N), 118 deg. 11.3 min. W (118.189W) |
| Depth | -0.82 km (-0.50 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=18, Nph=18, Dmin=13.8 km, Rmss=0.11 sec, Erho=0.26 km, Erzz=31.61 km, Gp=62 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41457800 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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