Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #913921: 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 11:27:59 AM (PDT) on Thursday, April 9, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) SSE of Henderson, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 16 km (10 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 11:27:59 AM (PDT) Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 18:27:59 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Henderson, NV - 8 km (5 miles) SSE (162 degrees) Boulder City, NV - 15 km (9 miles) W (263 degrees) Paradise, NV - 18 km (11 miles) SE (140 degrees) Winchester, NV - 22 km (13 miles) SSE (150 degrees) Enterprise, NV - 23 km (14 miles) ESE (108 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 57.7 min. N (35.961N), 114 deg. 59.9 min. W (114.998W) |
| Depth | 15.99 km (9.90 miles) |
| Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=11, Nph=11, Dmin=128.0 km, Rmss=0.3548 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=5.4614 km, Gp=315 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00913921 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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