Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #918178: 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 8:14:28 PM (PDT) on Saturday, May 9, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 35 km (22 miles) E (92 degrees) of Furnace Creek, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, May 9, 2026 at 8:14:28 PM (PDT) Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 3:14:28 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Furnace Creek, CA - 35 km (22 miles) E (92 degrees) Pahrump, NV - 47 km (29 miles) WNW (303 degrees) Shoshone, CA - 54 km (33 miles) NNW (342 degrees) Beatty, NV - 59 km (37 miles) SSE (153 degrees) Stovepipe Wells, CA - 65 km (40 miles) ESE (106 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 26.2 min. N (36.437N), 116 deg. 27.3 min. W (116.456W) |
| Depth | 6.70 km (4.20 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=8, Nph=8, Dmin=25.2 km, Rmss=0.1833 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=2.6095 km, Gp=256 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00918178 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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