Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #912721: 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 3:53:34 PM (PDT) on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 37 km (23 miles) NW of Pahrump, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 6 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.5 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 3:53:34 PM (PDT) Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 22:53:34 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Pahrump, NV - 37 km (23 miles) NW (317 degrees) Furnace Creek, CA - 50 km (31 miles) E (89 degrees) Shoshone, CA - 53 km (33 miles) N (357 degrees) Beatty, NV - 65 km (40 miles) SE (141 degrees) Tecopa, CA - 68 km (42 miles) N (355 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 27.3 min. N (36.455N), 116 deg. 17.9 min. W (116.298W) |
| Depth | 8.85 km (5.50 miles) |
| Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=10, Nph=10, Dmin=21.5 km, Rmss=0.3632 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=4.222 km, Gp=317 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00912721 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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