Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EVENT REPORT ==

Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno


Version #920665: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro explosion occurred at 2:35:40 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
The magnitude 1.9 event occurred 72 km (45 miles) N (4 degrees) of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 16 km (10 miles).


Magnitude 1.9 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 2:35:40 PM (PDT)
Tuesday, June 23, 2026 at 21:35:40 (UTC)
Distance from Tonopah, NV - 72 km (45 miles) N (4 degrees)
Austin, NV - 87 km (54 miles) S (186 degrees)
Hawthorne, NV - 127 km (79 miles) E (80 degrees)
Fallon, NV - 162 km (101 miles) ESE (121 degrees)
Yerington, NV - 175 km (109 miles) E (99 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 42.7 min. N (38.712N), 117 deg. 10.6 min. W (117.177W)
Depth 16.00 km (9.90 miles)
Quality Poor
Location Quality Parameters Nst=8, Nph=8, Dmin=52.3 km, Rmss=0.4872 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=3.4018 km, Gp=222 degrees
Event ID# nn00920665
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