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 6:25:51 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 15 km (9 miles) NE (47 degrees) of Ridgecrest, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.5 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 6:25:51 PM (PDT) Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 1:25:51 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ridgecrest, CA - 15 km (9 miles) NE (47 degrees) Searles Valley, CA - 15 km (9 miles) WSW (246 degrees) Trona, CA - 17 km (10 miles) WSW (250 degrees) Inyokern, CA - 24 km (15 miles) ENE (72 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 38 km (24 miles) N (11 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 42.8 min. N (35.713N), 117 deg. 33.3 min. W (117.555W) |
| Depth | 8.93 km (5.50 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=14, Nph=26, Dmin=12.1 km, Rmss=0.11 sec, Erho=0.27 km, Erzz=0.69 km, Gp=123 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41530784 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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