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 #4: 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 3:53:58 AM (PDT) on Friday, October 17, 2025.
The magnitude 0.9 event occurred 7 km (4 miles) E (93 degrees) of Ridgecrest, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 6 km ( 4 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.9 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Friday, October 17, 2025 at 3:53:58 AM (PDT) Friday, October 17, 2025 at 10:53:58 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ridgecrest, CA - 7 km (4 miles) E (93 degrees) Inyokern, CA - 20 km (12 miles) E (100 degrees) Searles Valley, CA - 24 km (15 miles) SW (227 degrees) Trona, CA - 26 km (16 miles) SW (231 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 27 km (17 miles) N (7 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 37.0 min. N (35.617N), 117 deg. 35.9 min. W (117.598W) |
| Depth | 5.88 km (3.70 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=25, Nph=43, Dmin=9.4 km, Rmss=0.14 sec, Erho=0.17 km, Erzz=0.91 km, Gp=66 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41109943 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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