Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #915745: 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 5:54:27 PM (PDT) on Sunday, April 19, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 51 km (32 miles) SW of Hawthorne, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 14 km ( 9 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 5:54:27 PM (PDT) Monday, April 20, 2026 at 0:54:27 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Hawthorne, NV - 51 km (32 miles) SW (228 degrees) Mammoth Lakes, CA - 65 km (40 miles) N (354 degrees) Smith Valley, NV - 68 km (42 miles) SSE (158 degrees) Smith, NV - 69 km (43 miles) SSE (160 degrees) Yosemite Valley, CA - 70 km (43 miles) NE (40 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 13.1 min. N (38.218N), 119 deg. 3.6 min. W (119.060W) |
| Depth | 14.15 km (8.80 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=9, Nph=9, Dmin=36.2 km, Rmss=0.4297 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=2.237 km, Gp=173 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00915745 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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