Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada

== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

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

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Version #0: 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 0:14:14 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
The magnitude 2.3 event occurred 20 km (13 miles) SW of Hayfork, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 27 km (17 miles).

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Magnitude	2.3 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time	Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 0:14:14 AM (PDT) Wednesday, May 6, 2026 at 7:14:14 (UTC)
Distance from	Hayfork, CA - 20 km (13 miles) SW (216 degrees) Weaverville, CA - 49 km (30 miles) SW (222 degrees) Redway, CA - 53 km (33 miles) NE (53 degrees) Lewiston, CA - 55 km (34 miles) SW (233 degrees) Willow Creek, CA - 65 km (40 miles) SSE (156 degrees)
Coordinates	40 deg. 24.3 min. N (40.406N), 123 deg. 19.5 min. W (123.325W)
Depth	27.02 km (16.80 miles)
Quality	Excellent
Location Quality Parameters	Nst=21, Nph=21, Dmin=7.4 km, Rmss=0.13 sec, Erho=0.44 km, Erzz=0.99000001 km, Gp=37 degrees
Event ID#	nc75357957
Additional Information	Map

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