Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #923672: 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 9:07:02 PM (PDT) on Friday, August 21, 2026.
The magnitude 2.0 event occurred 59 km (37 miles) ENE (66 degrees) of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0.01 km (0.00 miles).
| Magnitude | 2.0 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Friday, August 21, 2026 at 9:07:02 PM (PDT) Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 4:07:02 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Tonopah, NV - 59 km (37 miles) ENE (66 degrees) Austin, NV - 140 km (87 miles) SSE (164 degrees) Beatty, NV - 153 km (95 miles) N (5 degrees) Alamo, NV - 163 km (101 miles) NW (309 degrees) Ely, NV - 185 km (115 miles) SW (235 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 16.9 min. N (38.281N), 116 deg. 36.9 min. W (116.614W) |
| Depth | 0.01 km (0.00 miles) |
| Quality | Poor |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=15, Nph=15, Dmin=57.9 km, Rmss=0.2741 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=8.7074 km, Gp=275 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00923672 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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