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 #8: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro quarry occurred at 4:37:32 PM (PDT) on Sunday, October 26, 2025.
The magnitude 1.6 event (a probable quarry explosion) occurred 5 km (3 miles) NW of Boron, CA.
The hypocentral depth is -1 km (-0.50 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 4:37:32 PM (PDT) Sunday, October 26, 2025 at 23:37:32 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Boron, CA - 5 km (3 miles) NW (325 degrees) Edwards Air Force Base, CA - 27 km (17 miles) NE (56 degrees) California City, CA - 29 km (18 miles) ESE (109 degrees) Johannesburg, CA - 37 km (23 miles) S (187 degrees) Mojave, CA - 45 km (28 miles) E (92 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 35 deg. 2.3 min. N (35.038N), 117 deg. 41.0 min. W (117.683W) |
| Depth | -0.82 km (-0.50 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=22, Nph=25, Dmin=11.6 km, Rmss=0.17 sec, Erho=0.47 km, Erzz=31.61 km, Gp=109 degrees |
| Event ID# | ci41320704 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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