Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #923380: 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 5:53:07 AM (PDT) on Sunday, August 16, 2026.
The magnitude 2.2 event occurred 57 km (35 miles) N of Pahrump, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.2 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 5:53:07 AM (PDT) Sunday, August 16, 2026 at 12:53:07 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Pahrump, NV - 57 km (35 miles) N (355 degrees) Beatty, NV - 65 km (40 miles) ESE (109 degrees) Furnace Creek, CA - 76 km (47 miles) ENE (67 degrees) Shoshone, CA - 84 km (52 miles) NNE (12 degrees) Summerlin South, NV - 92 km (57 miles) NW (318 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 43.1 min. N (36.718N), 116 deg. 4.1 min. W (116.069W) |
| Depth | 6.27 km (3.90 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=16, Nph=16, Dmin=3.7 km, Rmss=0.1441 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0.6448 km, Gp=104 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00923380 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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