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 7:27:18 PM (PDT) on Saturday, June 20, 2026.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 18 km (11 miles) E (95 degrees) of Ridgecrest, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.7 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, June 20, 2026 at 7:27:18 PM (PDT) Sunday, June 21, 2026 at 2:27:18 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ridgecrest, CA - 18 km (11 miles) E (95 degrees) Searles Valley, CA - 19 km (12 miles) SSW (201 degrees) Trona, CA - 20 km (12 miles) SSW (207 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 30 km (18 miles) NNE (29 degrees) Inyokern, CA - 31 km (19 miles) E (98 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 36.4 min. N (35.606N), 117 deg. 28.7 min. W (117.478W) |
| Depth | 9.23 km (5.70 miles) |
| Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=43, Nph=74, Dmin=8.2 km, Rmss=0.12 sec, Erho=0.12 km, Erzz=0.36 km, Gp=43 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41491552 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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