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 3:51:45 AM (PDT) on Saturday, September 12, 2026.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 2 km (1 miles) E (89 degrees) of Hawthorne, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 25 km (16 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.5 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 3:51:45 AM (PDT) Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 10:51:45 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Hawthorne, CA - 2 km (1 miles) E (89 degrees) Lennox, CA - 3 km (2 miles) SE (135 degrees) Gardena, CA - 4 km (2 miles) NNW (333 degrees) Lawndale, CA - 4 km (3 miles) NE (36 degrees) Inglewood, CA - 5 km (3 miles) SSE (159 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 33 deg. 55.0 min. N (33.917N), 118 deg. 19.6 min. W (118.327W) |
| Depth | 24.91 km (15.50 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=51, Nph=78, Dmin=0.6 km, Rmss=0.27 sec, Erho=0.39 km, Erzz=0.52 km, Gp=86 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41545848 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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