Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EVENT REPORT ==
Southern California Seismic Network: a cooperative project of
U.S. Geological Survey, Pasadena California
Caltech Seismological Laboratory, Pasadena, California
Version #6: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro quarry occurred at 3:17:41 PM (PDT) on Thursday, October 2, 2025.
The magnitude 1.3 event (a probable quarry explosion) occurred 14 km (8 miles) W of Mojave, CA.
The hypocentral depth is -1 km (-1 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.3 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 3:17:41 PM (PDT) Thursday, October 2, 2025 at 22:17:41 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Mojave, CA - 14 km (8 miles) W (269 degrees) Tehachapi, CA - 15 km (9 miles) SE (129 degrees) Rosamond, CA - 25 km (16 miles) NW (325 degrees) California City, CA - 32 km (20 miles) WSW (255 degrees) Edwards Air Force Base, CA - 39 km (24 miles) WNW (294 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 3.0 min. N (35.050N), 118 deg. 19.4 min. W (118.323W) |
| Depth | -0.93 km (-0.60 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=25, Nph=25, Dmin=6.8 km, Rmss=0.17 sec, Erho=0.29 km, Erzz=31.61 km, Gp=40 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41101959 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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