Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #923558: 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 10:52:52 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, August 19, 2026.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 40 km (25 miles) NE (55 degrees) of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 2 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 1.7 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Wednesday, August 19, 2026 at 10:52:52 PM (PDT) Thursday, August 20, 2026 at 5:52:52 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Tonopah, NV - 40 km (25 miles) NE (55 degrees) Austin, NV - 137 km (85 miles) S (172 degrees) Beatty, NV - 152 km (94 miles) N (357 degrees) Hawthorne, NV - 156 km (97 miles) E (100 degrees) Bishop, CA - 169 km (105 miles) NE (53 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 16.4 min. N (38.274N), 116 deg. 51.5 min. W (116.859W) |
| Depth | 1.97 km (1.20 miles) |
| Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=9, Nph=9, Dmin=102.3 km, Rmss=0.4351 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=2.9521 km, Gp=206 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00923558 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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