Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #912801: 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 10:38:18 PM (PDT) on Monday, March 16, 2026.
The magnitude 1.3 event occurred 53 km (33 miles) N (2 degrees) of Mammoth Lakes, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.3 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Monday, March 16, 2026 at 10:38:18 PM (PDT) Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 5:38:18 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Mammoth Lakes, CA - 53 km (33 miles) N (2 degrees) Hawthorne, NV - 55 km (34 miles) SSW (213 degrees) Yosemite Valley, CA - 68 km (42 miles) NE (53 degrees) Smith Valley, NV - 82 km (51 miles) SSE (156 degrees) Smith, NV - 83 km (52 miles) SSE (157 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 6.6 min. N (38.110N), 118 deg. 57.7 min. W (118.962W) |
| Depth | 3.11 km (1.90 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=14, Nph=14, Dmin=42.9 km, Rmss=0.1972 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=6.2851 km, Gp=132 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00912801 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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