Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE 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 earthquake occurred at 8:56:59 AM (PDT) on Wednesday, August 20, 2025.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 8 km (5 miles) NNE (28 degrees) of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 8 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.5 - duration magnitude (Md) |
| Time | Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 8:56:59 AM (PDT) Wednesday, August 20, 2025 at 15:56:59 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 8 km (5 miles) NNE (28 degrees) Bishop, CA - 10 km (6 miles) NNE (12 degrees) West Bishop, CA - 12 km (8 miles) NE (36 degrees) Big Pine, CA - 33 km (20 miles) NNW (347 degrees) Mammoth Lakes, CA - 57 km (36 miles) ESE (111 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 37 deg. 27.1 min. N (37.451N), 118 deg. 22.3 min. W (118.372W) |
| Depth | 7.91 km (4.90 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=22, Nph=26, Dmin=5.6 km, Rmss=0.10 sec, Erho=0.24 km, Erzz=0.42 km, Gp=119 degrees |
| Event ID# | nc75226267 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
[
Index map ||
Big earthquake list ||
All earthquake list ||
Glossary of terms ||
Top page
]
[
Did you feel it? ||
ShakeMaps
|| Relative2Me
]
[ Data Sources ]
Special maps
Long Valley || Los Angeles || San Francisco
Data Sources
US and World - USGS/NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - Caltech = California Institute of Technology
Nevada - UNR = University of Nevada, Reno
Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)
