Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Version #5: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 2:22:44 AM (PDT) on Saturday, July 15, 2023.
The magnitude 1.8 event occurred 10 km (6 miles) W of Orcutt, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 1.8 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 2:22:44 AM (PDT) Saturday, July 15, 2023 at 9:22:44 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Orcutt, CA - 10 km (6 miles) W (270 degrees) Guadalupe, CA - 12 km (7 miles) SSE (167 degrees) Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA - 13 km (8 miles) N (350 degrees) Santa Maria, CA - 14 km (9 miles) SW (226 degrees) Vandenberg Village, CA - 19 km (12 miles) NNW (339 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 34 deg. 51.9 min. N (34.866N), 120 deg. 32.5 min. W (120.542W) |
| Depth | 1.39 km (0.9 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=24, Nph=34, Dmin=4.4 km, Rmss=0.25 sec, Erho=0.34 km, Erzz=0.58 km, Gp=70 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci39613506 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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