Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California
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 0:30:46 AM (PDT) on Saturday, August 15, 2026.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 23 km (14 miles) SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.5 - duration magnitude (Md) |
| Time | Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 0:30:46 AM (PDT) Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 7:30:46 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Mammoth Lakes, CA - 23 km (14 miles) SSE (149 degrees) West Bishop, CA - 36 km (22 miles) WNW (288 degrees) Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 39 km (24 miles) WNW (282 degrees) Bishop, CA - 41 km (25 miles) WNW (285 degrees) Big Pine, CA - 59 km (37 miles) NW (304 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 27.5 min. N (37.459N), 118 deg. 50.5 min. W (118.842W) |
| Depth | 5.98 km (3.70 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=7, Nph=7, Dmin=17.7 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=1.25 km, Erzz=8.10999966 km, Gp=136 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc75418657 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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