Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #916020: 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 6:31:36 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, April 22, 2026.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 46 km (29 miles) WNW of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 5 km ( 3 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.7 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 6:31:36 AM (PDT) Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 13:31:36 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Tonopah, NV - 46 km (29 miles) WNW (288 degrees) Hawthorne, NV - 86 km (53 miles) ESE (115 degrees) Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 108 km (67 miles) NNE (33 degrees) Bishop, CA - 109 km (68 miles) NNE (32 degrees) West Bishop, CA - 113 km (70 miles) NE (34 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 11.9 min. N (38.199N), 117 deg. 44.1 min. W (117.735W) |
| Depth | 5.17 km (3.20 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=11, Nph=11, Dmin=67.5 km, Rmss=0.1869 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=1.0848 km, Gp=147 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00916020 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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