Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #912531: 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 8:10:46 PM (PDT) on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
The magnitude 0.7 event occurred 70 km (44 miles) SSW of Alamo, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km (0.30 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.7 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 8:10:46 PM (PDT) Friday, March 13, 2026 at 3:10:46 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Alamo, NV - 70 km (44 miles) SSW (213 degrees) Pahrump, NV - 79 km (49 miles) NNE (28 degrees) North Las Vegas, NV - 79 km (49 miles) NNW (329 degrees) Las Vegas, NV - 79 km (49 miles) NNW (335 degrees) Nellis Air Force Base, NV - 81 km (51 miles) NW (324 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 50.1 min. N (36.836N), 115 deg. 35.7 min. W (115.595W) |
| Depth | 0.56 km (0.30 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=12, Nph=12, Dmin=38.0 km, Rmss=0.2802 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0.1084 km, Gp=287 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00912531 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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