Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California


Version #910158: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro earthquake occurred at 11:31:34 PM (PST) on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
The magnitude 1.8 event occurred 46 km (28 miles) NE (36 degrees) of Mammoth Lakes, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).


Magnitude 1.8 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Thursday, January 29, 2026 at 11:31:34 PM (PST)
Friday, January 30, 2026 at 7:31:34 (UTC)
Distance from Mammoth Lakes, CA - 46 km (28 miles) NE (36 degrees)
Hawthorne, NV - 62 km (39 miles) S (184 degrees)
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 68 km (42 miles) NNW (341 degrees)
West Bishop, CA - 70 km (43 miles) NNW (344 degrees)
Bishop, CA - 71 km (44 miles) NNW (340 degrees)
Coordinates 37 deg. 58.0 min. N (37.966N), 118 deg. 40.3 min. W (118.671W)
Depth 2.20 km (1.40 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=13, Nph=20, Dmin=34.9 km, Rmss=0.03 sec, Erho=0.41 km, Erzz=4.69000006 km, Gp=91 degrees
Event ID# nc75304096
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