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 #3: 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 7:46:42 PM (PDT) on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
The magnitude 1.4 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) WNW of Brawley, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.4 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 7:46:42 PM (PDT) Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 2:46:42 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Brawley, CA - 2 km (1 miles) WNW (290 degrees) Westmorland, CA - 9 km (6 miles) SE (131 degrees) Imperial, CA - 15 km (10 miles) N (7 degrees) Calipatria, CA - 16 km (10 miles) SSW (192 degrees) El Centro, CA - 22 km (14 miles) N (2 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 32 deg. 59.1 min. N (32.984N), 115 deg. 32.9 min. W (115.549W) |
| Depth | 4.48 km (2.80 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=16, Nph=24, Dmin=9.3 km, Rmss=0.15 sec, Erho=0.35 km, Erzz=0.8 km, Gp=166 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41460272 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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