Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #918141: 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 3:36:03 AM (PDT) on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 56 km (35 miles) SE of Hawthorne, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 3:36:03 AM (PDT) Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 10:36:03 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Hawthorne, NV - 56 km (35 miles) SE (135 degrees) Tonopah, NV - 83 km (52 miles) W (278 degrees) Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 89 km (56 miles) NNE (14 degrees) Bishop, CA - 91 km (57 miles) NNE (12 degrees) Mammoth Lakes, CA - 92 km (57 miles) NE (50 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 10.0 min. N (38.167N), 118 deg. 10.3 min. W (118.171W) |
| Depth | 6.77 km (4.20 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=19, Nph=19, Dmin=30.6 km, Rmss=0.3754 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0.5528 km, Gp=72 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00918141 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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