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 11:01:27 PM (PDT) on Saturday, August 15, 2026.
The magnitude 2.5 event occurred 24 km (15 miles) SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 2.5 - duration magnitude (Md) |
| Time | Saturday, August 15, 2026 at 11:01:27 PM (PDT) Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 6:01:27 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Mammoth Lakes, CA - 24 km (15 miles) SSE (149 degrees) West Bishop, CA - 35 km (22 miles) WNW (286 degrees) Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 38 km (24 miles) W (281 degrees) Bishop, CA - 40 km (25 miles) WNW (284 degrees) Big Pine, CA - 58 km (36 miles) WNW (303 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 27.0 min. N (37.450N), 118 deg. 50.4 min. W (118.840W) |
| Depth | 1.91 km (1.20 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=12, Nph=12, Dmin=18.8 km, Rmss=0.07 sec, Erho=0.36 km, Erzz=2.83999991 km, Gp=98 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc75419277 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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