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 9:27:16 PM (PDT) on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 22 km (13 miles) N (9 degrees) of Ridgecrest, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.5 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 9:27:16 PM (PDT) Monday, September 1, 2025 at 4:27:16 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Ridgecrest, CA - 22 km (13 miles) N (9 degrees) Searles Valley, CA - 22 km (13 miles) WNW (283 degrees) Inyokern, CA - 24 km (15 miles) NE (41 degrees) Trona, CA - 24 km (15 miles) WNW (283 degrees) Little Lake, CA - 28 km (17 miles) ESE (119 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 48.8 min. N (35.812N), 117 deg. 38.2 min. W (117.637W) |
| Depth | 7.59 km (4.70 miles) |
| Quality | Excellent |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=18, Nph=31, Dmin=3.6 km, Rmss=0.13 sec, Erho=0.24 km, Erzz=0.44 km, Gp=56 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41280440 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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