Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #925150: 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 8:25:46 PM (PDT) on Thursday, October 1, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 70 km (44 miles) NNE (24 degrees) of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Thursday, October 1, 2026 at 8:25:46 PM (PDT) Friday, October 2, 2026 at 3:25:46 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 70 km (44 miles) NNE (24 degrees) Bishop, CA - 72 km (44 miles) NNE (22 degrees) West Bishop, CA - 74 km (46 miles) NNE (26 degrees) Tonopah, NV - 76 km (47 miles) W (261 degrees) Hawthorne, NV - 79 km (49 miles) SE (143 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 57.6 min. N (37.959N), 118 deg. 5.0 min. W (118.084W) |
| Depth | 8.59 km (5.30 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=23, Nph=23, Dmin=49.0 km, Rmss=0.3333 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0.484 km, Gp=81 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00925150 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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