Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EVENT REPORT ==
Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Version #7: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro quarry occurred at 8:47:55 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event (a probable quarry explosion) occurred 4 km (2 miles) SE of Home Gardens, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 8:47:55 AM (PDT) Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 15:47:55 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Home Gardens, CA - 4 km (2 miles) SE (145 degrees) Corona, CA - 7 km (4 miles) ESE (109 degrees) Norco, CA - 10 km (6 miles) SSE (152 degrees) Woodcrest, CA - 13 km (8 miles) WSW (254 degrees) Pedley, CA - 14 km (9 miles) S (188 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 51.0 min. N (33.849N), 117 deg. 29.8 min. W (117.497W) |
| Depth | 3.07 km (1.90 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=48, Nph=48, Dmin=6.0 km, Rmss=0.17 sec, Erho=0.26 km, Erzz=0.36 km, Gp=43 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41542856 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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