Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #902731: 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 7:34:45 PM (PDT) on Sunday, August 17, 2025.
The magnitude 1.6 event occurred 60 km (37 miles) WNW of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km ( 1 mile).
| Magnitude | 1.6 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Sunday, August 17, 2025 at 7:34:45 PM (PDT) Monday, August 18, 2025 at 2:34:45 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Tonopah, NV - 60 km (37 miles) WNW (283 degrees) Hawthorne, NV - 73 km (45 miles) ESE (120 degrees) Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 100 km (62 miles) NNE (27 degrees) Bishop, CA - 101 km (63 miles) NNE (25 degrees) West Bishop, CA - 104 km (65 miles) NNE (28 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 11.3 min. N (38.189N), 117 deg. 54.1 min. W (117.901W) |
| Depth | 1.20 km (0.70 miles) |
| Quality | Fair |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=14, Nph=14, Dmin=53.2 km, Rmss=0.2994 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=1.8 km, Gp=91.5 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00902731 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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