Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #916668: 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 12:41:00 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, April 28, 2026.
The magnitude 1.8 event occurred 33 km (20 miles) SSE of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km (0.40 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.8 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 12:41:00 PM (PDT) Tuesday, April 28, 2026 at 19:41:00 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Tonopah, NV - 33 km (20 miles) SSE (147 degrees) Beatty, NV - 104 km (65 miles) NNW (347 degrees) Bishop, CA - 131 km (81 miles) ENE (67 degrees) Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 131 km (82 miles) ENE (68 degrees) Big Pine, CA - 133 km (83 miles) NE (56 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 49.3 min. N (37.821N), 117 deg. 1.6 min. W (117.027W) |
| Depth | 0.71 km (0.40 miles) |
| Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=8, Nph=8, Dmin=100.2 km, Rmss=0.3727 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0.0094 km, Gp=159 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00916668 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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