Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EVENT REPORT ==

U.S. Geological Survey, Menlo Park, California
U.C. Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, Berkeley, California


Version #3: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro quarry occurred at 12:01:57 PM (PDT) on Thursday, July 31, 2025.
The magnitude 1.8 event (a probable quarry explosion) occurred 8 km (5 miles) NE (43 degrees) of Central Valley (historical), CA.
The hypocentral depth is -1 km (-0.40 miles).


Magnitude 1.8 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 12:01:57 PM (PDT)
Thursday, July 31, 2025 at 19:01:57 (UTC)
Distance from Central Valley (historical), CA - 8 km (5 miles) NE (43 degrees)
Shasta Lake, CA - 8 km (5 miles) NE (43 degrees)
Bella Vista, CA - 12 km (7 miles) NNW (329 degrees)
Redding, CA - 18 km (11 miles) NNE (17 degrees)
Palo Cedro, CA - 20 km (12 miles) NNW (343 degrees)
Coordinates 40 deg. 44.0 min. N (40.734N), 122 deg. 18.3 min. W (122.305W)
Depth -0.63 km (-0.40 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=23, Nph=23, Dmin=14.3 km, Rmss=0.11 sec, Erho=0.25 km, Erzz=31.61 km, Gp=63 degrees
Event ID# nc75217557
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