Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #902717: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.
A micro earthquake occurred at 12:00:22 PM (PDT) on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
The magnitude 0.7 event occurred 24 km (15 miles) E (82 degrees) of Furnace Creek, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 3 km ( 2 miles).
| Magnitude | 0.7 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 12:00:22 PM (PDT) Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 19:00:22 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Furnace Creek, CA - 24 km (15 miles) E (82 degrees) Beatty, NV - 50 km (31 miles) SSE (162 degrees) Stovepipe Wells, CA - 52 km (32 miles) ESE (105 degrees) Pahrump, NV - 60 km (37 miles) WNW (301 degrees) Shoshone, CA - 63 km (39 miles) NNW (333 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 36 deg. 28.8 min. N (36.481N), 116 deg. 35.1 min. W (116.585W) |
| Depth | 3.00 km (1.90 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=14, Nph=17, Dmin=13.1 km, Rmss=0.1156 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=4.4 km, Gp=109.88999999999999 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00902717 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
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