Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #913064: 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 8:46:59 PM (PDT) on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
The magnitude 2.4 event occurred 71 km (44 miles) W of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.4 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, March 21, 2026 at 8:46:59 PM (PDT) Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 3:46:59 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Tonopah, NV - 71 km (44 miles) W (270 degrees) Hawthorne, NV - 72 km (45 miles) SE (135 degrees) Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 82 km (51 miles) NNE (24 degrees) Bishop, CA - 84 km (52 miles) NNE (22 degrees) West Bishop, CA - 86 km (54 miles) NNE (25 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 3.8 min. N (38.063N), 118 deg. 2.4 min. W (118.041W) |
| Depth | 4.19 km (2.60 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=26, Nph=26, Dmin=45.7 km, Rmss=0.3762 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0.7878 km, Gp=126 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00913064 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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