Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #915396: 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 7:20:05 PM (PDT) on Saturday, April 18, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 36 km (22 miles) SE of Hawthorne, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0.02 km (0.00 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, April 18, 2026 at 7:20:05 PM (PDT) Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 2:20:05 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Hawthorne, NV - 36 km (22 miles) SE (145 degrees) Mammoth Lakes, CA - 86 km (54 miles) NE (37 degrees) Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 97 km (60 miles) N (1 degrees) Bishop, CA - 99 km (62 miles) N (0 degrees) West Bishop, CA - 100 km (62 miles) N (3 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 15.5 min. N (38.258N), 118 deg. 23.2 min. W (118.387W) |
| Depth | 0.02 km (0.00 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=13, Nph=13, Dmin=10.3 km, Rmss=0.2431 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=10.0417 km, Gp=112 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00915396 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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