Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #918701: 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 6:46:57 PM (PDT) on Friday, May 15, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 47 km (29 miles) WNW of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Friday, May 15, 2026 at 6:46:57 PM (PDT) Saturday, May 16, 2026 at 1:46:57 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Tonopah, NV - 47 km (29 miles) WNW (290 degrees) Hawthorne, NV - 85 km (53 miles) ESE (114 degrees) Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 109 km (68 miles) NNE (33 degrees) Bishop, CA - 110 km (69 miles) NNE (32 degrees) West Bishop, CA - 114 km (71 miles) NE (34 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 12.6 min. N (38.210N), 117 deg. 44.0 min. W (117.733W) |
| Depth | 1.89 km (1.20 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=10, Nph=10, Dmin=67.6 km, Rmss=0.2381 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=2.9897 km, Gp=150 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00918701 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
[
Index map ||
Big earthquake list ||
All earthquake list ||
Glossary of terms ||
Top page
]
[
Did you feel it? ||
ShakeMaps
|| Relative2Me
]
[ Data Sources ]
Special maps
Long Valley || Los Angeles || San Francisco
Data Sources
US and World - USGS/NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - Caltech = California Institute of Technology
Nevada - UNR = University of Nevada, Reno
Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)
