Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #923718: 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 10:13:20 AM (PDT) on Saturday, August 22, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 67 km (42 miles) W of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0.01 km (0.00 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 10:13:20 AM (PDT) Saturday, August 22, 2026 at 17:13:20 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Tonopah, NV - 67 km (42 miles) W (277 degrees) Hawthorne, NV - 70 km (43 miles) SE (127 degrees) Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 92 km (57 miles) NNE (24 degrees) Bishop, CA - 94 km (58 miles) NNE (22 degrees) West Bishop, CA - 96 km (60 miles) NNE (25 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 8.7 min. N (38.145N), 117 deg. 59.3 min. W (117.988W) |
| Depth | 0.01 km (0.00 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=13, Nph=13, Dmin=46.7 km, Rmss=0.3044 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=4.3628 km, Gp=110 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00923718 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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