Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno


Version #912109: 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 1:31:11 PM (PST) on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 57 km (36 miles) NE (34 degrees) of Beatty, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km (0.40 miles).


Magnitude 1.5 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 1:31:11 PM (PST)
Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 21:31:11 (UTC)
Distance from Beatty, NV - 57 km (36 miles) NE (34 degrees)
Stovepipe Wells, CA - 105 km (66 miles) NE (39 degrees)
Furnace Creek, CA - 106 km (66 miles) NNE (22 degrees)
Alamo, NV - 108 km (67 miles) W (269 degrees)
Tonopah, NV - 110 km (68 miles) SE (138 degrees)
Coordinates 37 deg. 20.0 min. N (37.334N), 116 deg. 23.5 min. W (116.391W)
Depth 0.62 km (0.40 miles)
Quality Poor
Location Quality Parameters Nst=9, Nph=9, Dmin=14.7 km, Rmss=0.4016 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=12.2374 km, Gp=234 degrees
Event ID# nn00912109
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