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 event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 6:06:56 PM (PDT) on Thursday, June 18, 2026.
The magnitude 2.5 event occurred 10 km (6 miles) WSW of Searles Valley, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 2.5 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Thursday, June 18, 2026 at 6:06:56 PM (PDT) Friday, June 19, 2026 at 1:06:56 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Searles Valley, CA - 10 km (6 miles) WSW (238 degrees) Trona, CA - 12 km (8 miles) WSW (245 degrees) Ridgecrest, CA - 19 km (12 miles) NE (56 degrees) Inyokern, CA - 29 km (18 miles) ENE (74 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 40 km (25 miles) NNE (18 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 43.1 min. N (35.718N), 117 deg. 30.0 min. W (117.501W) |
| Depth | 1.98 km (1.20 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=54, Nph=69, Dmin=8.7 km, Rmss=0.51 sec, Erho=0.92 km, Erzz=1.6 km, Gp=29 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41490400 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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