Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #912829: 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 2:04:19 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, March 17, 2026.
The magnitude 1.8 event occurred 3 km (2 miles) ESE of Spring Valley, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0.03 km (0.00 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.8 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 2:04:19 PM (PDT) Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at 21:04:19 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Spring Valley, NV - 3 km (2 miles) ESE (112 degrees) Enterprise, NV - 9 km (6 miles) N (11 degrees) Paradise, NV - 9 km (6 miles) WNW (285 degrees) Las Vegas, NV - 10 km (6 miles) S (180 degrees) Winchester, NV - 10 km (6 miles) WSW (253 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 6.2 min. N (36.104N), 115 deg. 13.4 min. W (115.223W) |
| Depth | 0.03 km (0.00 miles) |
| Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=16, Nph=16, Dmin=45.0 km, Rmss=0.3817 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=44.6399 km, Gp=284 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00912829 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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