Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #918038: 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 9:21:34 PM (PDT) on Thursday, May 7, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 54 km (34 miles) WNW of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Thursday, May 7, 2026 at 9:21:34 PM (PDT) Friday, May 8, 2026 at 4:21:34 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Tonopah, NV - 54 km (34 miles) WNW (283 degrees) Hawthorne, NV - 79 km (49 miles) ESE (119 degrees) Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 102 km (63 miles) NNE (30 degrees) Bishop, CA - 103 km (64 miles) NNE (28 degrees) West Bishop, CA - 106 km (66 miles) NNE (31 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 10.7 min. N (38.178N), 117 deg. 50.2 min. W (117.836W) |
| Depth | 0.91 km (0.60 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=14, Nph=14, Dmin=54.8 km, Rmss=0.1099 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=3.979 km, Gp=110 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00918038 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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