Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EVENT REPORT ==

Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno


Version #925143: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro explosion occurred at 2:15:58 PM (PDT) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
The magnitude 1.1 event occurred 69 km (43 miles) N (11 degrees) of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0.00 km (0.00 miles).


Magnitude 1.1 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 2:15:58 PM (PDT)
Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 21:15:58 (UTC)
Distance from Tonopah, NV - 69 km (43 miles) N (11 degrees)
Austin, NV - 91 km (56 miles) S (181 degrees)
Hawthorne, NV - 135 km (84 miles) E (82 degrees)
Fallon, NV - 171 km (106 miles) ESE (121 degrees)
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 185 km (115 miles) NE (39 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 40.7 min. N (38.678N), 117 deg. 5.1 min. W (117.085W)
Depth 0.00 km (0.00 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=13, Nph=13, Dmin=19.3 km, Rmss=0.1658 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0 km, Gp=157 degrees
Event ID# nn00925143
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