Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #909439: 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 2:38:15 PM (PST) on Sunday, January 11, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 24 km (15 miles) NNE (32 degrees) of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 2:38:15 PM (PST) Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 22:38:15 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 24 km (15 miles) NNE (32 degrees) Bishop, CA - 26 km (16 miles) NNE (26 degrees) West Bishop, CA - 29 km (18 miles) NE (35 degrees) Big Pine, CA - 45 km (28 miles) N (2 degrees) Mammoth Lakes, CA - 63 km (39 miles) E (96 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 34.3 min. N (37.572N), 118 deg. 16.1 min. W (118.268W) |
| Depth | 5.33 km (3.30 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=13, Nph=13, Dmin=78.3 km, Rmss=0.2816 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=1.1468 km, Gp=191 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00909439 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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