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 #5: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 7:47:02 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
The magnitude 0.8 event occurred 6 km (4 miles) SSE of Banning, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 19 km (12 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.8 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 7:47:02 AM (PDT) Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 14:47:02 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Banning, CA - 6 km (4 miles) SSE (155 degrees) Cabazon, CA - 7 km (5 miles) SW (229 degrees) Beaumont, CA - 13 km (8 miles) ESE (117 degrees) San Jacinto, CA - 14 km (9 miles) NE (46 degrees) Valle Vista, CA - 15 km (9 miles) NNE (17 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 52.5 min. N (33.874N), 116 deg. 50.8 min. W (116.847W) |
| Depth | 18.99 km (11.80 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=25, Nph=42, Dmin=6.5 km, Rmss=0.19 sec, Erho=0.33 km, Erzz=0.75 km, Gp=64 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41530200 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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