Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno


Version #902728: 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 7:26:35 PM (PDT) on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
The magnitude 1.4 event occurred 6 km (4 miles) ESE of Stovepipe Wells, CA.
The hypocentral depth is 7 km ( 4 miles).


Magnitude 1.4 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 7:26:35 PM (PDT)
Monday, August 18, 2025 at 2:26:35 (UTC)
Distance from Stovepipe Wells, CA - 6 km (4 miles) ESE (110 degrees)
Furnace Creek, CA - 25 km (16 miles) NW (306 degrees)
Beatty, NV - 46 km (29 miles) SW (219 degrees)
Lone Pine, CA - 88 km (55 miles) E (90 degrees)
Olancha, CA - 89 km (55 miles) ENE (68 degrees)
Coordinates 36 deg. 35.0 min. N (36.583N), 117 deg. 4.8 min. W (117.080W)
Depth 7.10 km (4.40 miles)
Quality Fair
Location Quality Parameters Nst=28, Nph=28, Dmin=34.9 km, Rmss=0.2502 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=115.4 km, Gp=153.45999999999998 degrees
Event ID# nn00902728
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