Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #925367: 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 9:22:15 AM (PDT) on Tuesday, October 6, 2026.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 54 km (33 miles) W of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 9:22:15 AM (PDT) Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 16:22:15 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Tonopah, NV - 54 km (33 miles) W (280 degrees) Hawthorne, NV - 80 km (50 miles) ESE (121 degrees) Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 99 km (62 miles) NNE (31 degrees) Bishop, CA - 101 km (63 miles) NNE (29 degrees) West Bishop, CA - 104 km (64 miles) NNE (32 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 9.2 min. N (38.153N), 117 deg. 50.0 min. W (117.833W) |
| Depth | 1.08 km (0.70 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=13, Nph=13, Dmin=54.0 km, Rmss=0.2468 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=2.4035 km, Gp=106 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00925367 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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