Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #918812: 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 2:53:37 PM (PDT) on Sunday, May 17, 2026.
The magnitude 2.3 event occurred 63 km (39 miles) NNW of Beatty, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0.05 km (0.00 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.3 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 2:53:37 PM (PDT) Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 21:53:37 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Beatty, NV - 63 km (39 miles) NNW (345 degrees) Tonopah, NV - 72 km (45 miles) SSE (159 degrees) Stovepipe Wells, CA - 97 km (60 miles) N (11 degrees) Furnace Creek, CA - 113 km (70 miles) N (356 degrees) Big Pine, CA - 124 km (77 miles) ENE (74 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 27.6 min. N (37.460N), 116 deg. 56.3 min. W (116.938W) |
| Depth | 0.05 km (0.00 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=26, Nph=26, Dmin=33.6 km, Rmss=0.3541 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=4.0944 km, Gp=95 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00918812 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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