Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

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


Version #0: 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 11:25:26 PM (PDT) on Friday, October 3, 2025.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 18 km (11 miles) NW of Parkfield, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 4 km ( 2 miles).


Magnitude 1.6 - duration magnitude (Md)
Time Friday, October 3, 2025 at 11:25:26 PM (PDT)
Saturday, October 4, 2025 at 6:25:26 (UTC)
Distance from Parkfield, CA - 18 km (11 miles) NW (315 degrees)
Coalinga, CA - 24 km (15 miles) SW (235 degrees)
San Miguel, CA - 31 km (19 miles) NNE (20 degrees)
Avenal, CA - 40 km (25 miles) W (272 degrees)
Cholame, CA - 41 km (26 miles) NW (322 degrees)
Coordinates 36 deg. 0.9 min. N (36.015N), 120 deg. 34.6 min. W (120.577W)
Depth 3.96 km (2.50 miles)
Quality Excellent
Location Quality Parameters Nst=18, Nph=16, Dmin=4.7 km, Rmss=0.05 sec, Erho=0.3 km, Erzz=0.430000007 km, Gp=80 degrees
Event ID# nc75244591
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)