Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EVENT REPORT ==

Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno


Version #925326: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro explosion occurred at 2:24:35 PM (PDT) on Monday, October 5, 2026.
The magnitude 1.9 event occurred 73 km (46 miles) NNE (13 degrees) of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 0.00 km (0.00 miles).


Magnitude 1.9 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Monday, October 5, 2026 at 2:24:35 PM (PDT)
Monday, October 5, 2026 at 21:24:35 (UTC)
Distance from Tonopah, NV - 73 km (46 miles) NNE (13 degrees)
Austin, NV - 87 km (54 miles) S (178 degrees)
Hawthorne, NV - 139 km (87 miles) E (81 degrees)
Fallon, NV - 172 km (107 miles) ESE (119 degrees)
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 190 km (118 miles) NE (39 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 42.7 min. N (38.712N), 117 deg. 2.3 min. W (117.038W)
Depth 0.00 km (0.00 miles)
Quality Poor
Location Quality Parameters Nst=10, Nph=10, Dmin=63.6 km, Rmss=0.4979 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=12.1636 km, Gp=134 degrees
Event ID# nn00925326
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