Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #912116: 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 4:20:53 PM (PST) on Thursday, March 5, 2026.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 51 km (31 miles) ENE (72 degrees) of Furnace Creek, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 16 km (10 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.5 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 4:20:53 PM (PST) Friday, March 6, 2026 at 0:20:53 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Furnace Creek, CA - 51 km (31 miles) ENE (72 degrees) Pahrump, NV - 51 km (31 miles) NNW (328 degrees) Beatty, NV - 53 km (33 miles) SE (132 degrees) Shoshone, CA - 69 km (43 miles) N (357 degrees) Stovepipe Wells, CA - 75 km (46 miles) E (91 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 35.6 min. N (36.593N), 116 deg. 18.8 min. W (116.314W) |
| Depth | 15.97 km (9.90 miles) |
| Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=8, Nph=8, Dmin=6.2 km, Rmss=0.3311 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=1.7391 km, Gp=263 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00912116 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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