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 10:02:48 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.
The magnitude 1.8 event occurred 7 km (5 miles) W of Holtville, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.8 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Tuesday, September 8, 2026 at 10:02:48 PM (PDT) Wednesday, September 9, 2026 at 5:02:48 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Holtville, CA - 7 km (5 miles) W (271 degrees) El Centro, CA - 10 km (6 miles) ENE (74 degrees) Imperial, CA - 11 km (7 miles) ESE (111 degrees) Heber, CA - 11 km (7 miles) NE (36 degrees) Calexico, CA - 15 km (10 miles) NNE (14 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 32 deg. 48.7 min. N (32.812N), 115 deg. 27.5 min. W (115.459W) |
| Depth | 8.16 km (5.10 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=27, Nph=41, Dmin=1.4 km, Rmss=0.26 sec, Erho=0.38 km, Erzz=0.75 km, Gp=44 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41543264 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
[
Index map ||
Big earthquake list ||
All earthquake list ||
Glossary of terms ||
Top page
]
[
Did you feel it? ||
ShakeMaps
|| Relative2Me
]
[ Data Sources ]
Special maps
Long Valley || Los Angeles || San Francisco
Data Sources
US and World - USGS/NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - Caltech = California Institute of Technology
Nevada - UNR = University of Nevada, Reno
Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)
