Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #912725: 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 5:24:08 PM (PDT) on Sunday, March 15, 2026.
The magnitude 1.1 event occurred 41 km (26 miles) NW of Pahrump, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 1.1 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, March 15, 2026 at 5:24:08 PM (PDT) Monday, March 16, 2026 at 0:24:08 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Pahrump, NV - 41 km (26 miles) NW (321 degrees) Furnace Creek, CA - 50 km (31 miles) E (84 degrees) Shoshone, CA - 58 km (36 miles) N (357 degrees) Beatty, NV - 61 km (38 miles) SE (138 degrees) Tecopa, CA - 73 km (45 miles) N (355 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 29.9 min. N (36.499N), 116 deg. 18.0 min. W (116.300W) |
| Depth | 1.76 km (1.10 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=22, Nph=22, Dmin=5.3 km, Rmss=0.1662 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=3.9758 km, Gp=73 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00912725 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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