Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #923502: 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 1:49:35 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 80 km (50 miles) NE (55 degrees) of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0.00 km (0.00 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.5 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 1:49:35 AM (PDT) Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 8:49:35 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Tonopah, NV - 80 km (50 miles) NE (55 degrees) Austin, NV - 124 km (77 miles) SSE (155 degrees) Ely, NV - 163 km (101 miles) WSW (239 degrees) Alamo, NV - 169 km (105 miles) NW (318 degrees) Beatty, NV - 176 km (110 miles) N (8 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 28.8 min. N (38.479N), 116 deg. 28.5 min. W (116.475W) |
| Depth | 0.00 km (0.00 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=10, Nph=10, Dmin=118.6 km, Rmss=0.1872 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=4.9978 km, Gp=199 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00923502 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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