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 10:54:03 PM (PDT) on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 21 km (13 miles) ESE of Little Lake, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 2 miles).


Magnitude 0.5 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at 10:54:03 PM (PDT)
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 5:54:03 (UTC)
Distance from Little Lake, CA - 21 km (13 miles) ESE (102 degrees)
Searles Valley, CA - 28 km (18 miles) WNW (301 degrees)
Coso Junction, CA - 30 km (18 miles) ESE (123 degrees)
Trona, CA - 30 km (19 miles) WNW (299 degrees)
Ridgecrest, CA - 31 km (19 miles) N (0 degrees)
Coordinates 35 deg. 53.8 min. N (35.897N), 117 deg. 40.4 min. W (117.673W)
Depth 3.88 km (2.40 miles)
Quality Good
Location Quality Parameters Nst=19, Nph=33, Dmin=6.0 km, Rmss=0.09 sec, Erho=0.14 km, Erzz=0.35 km, Gp=53 degrees
Event ID# ci40403602
Additional Information Map

For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov

[ Index map || Big earthquake list || All earthquake list || Glossary of terms || Top page ]
[ Did you feel it? || ShakeMaps || Relative2Me ]
[ Data Sources ]

Special maps
Long Valley || Los Angeles || San Francisco

Data Sources
US and World - USGS/NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - Caltech = California Institute of Technology
Nevada - UNR = University of Nevada, Reno
Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)