Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #911822: 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 2:46:01 PM (PST) on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
The magnitude 2.0 event occurred 68 km (42 miles) N (5 degrees) of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 16 km (10 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.0 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 2:46:01 PM (PST) Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 22:46:01 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Tonopah, NV - 68 km (42 miles) N (5 degrees) Austin, NV - 91 km (57 miles) S (185 degrees) Hawthorne, NV - 129 km (80 miles) E (82 degrees) Fallon, NV - 166 km (103 miles) ESE (122 degrees) Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 181 km (112 miles) NE (37 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 40.5 min. N (38.674N), 117 deg. 9.4 min. W (117.156W) |
| Depth | 15.99 km (9.90 miles) |
| Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=8, Nph=8, Dmin=91.8 km, Rmss=0.3118 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=2.6051 km, Gp=190 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00911822 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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