Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno


Version #903263: 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 9:07:31 PM (PDT) on Wednesday, August 27, 2025.
The magnitude 0.5 event occurred 60 km (37 miles) NNE (31 degrees) of Beatty, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km ( 1 mile).


Magnitude 0.5 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Wednesday, August 27, 2025 at 9:07:31 PM (PDT)
Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 4:07:31 (UTC)
Distance from Beatty, NV - 60 km (37 miles) NNE (31 degrees)
Tonopah, NV - 106 km (66 miles) SE (137 degrees)
Stovepipe Wells, CA - 108 km (67 miles) NE (37 degrees)
Furnace Creek, CA - 110 km (68 miles) NNE (21 degrees)
Alamo, NV - 110 km (68 miles) W (271 degrees)
Coordinates 37 deg. 22.3 min. N (37.371N), 116 deg. 24.3 min. W (116.406W)
Depth 1.00 km (0.60 miles)
Quality Poor
Location Quality Parameters Nst=9, Nph=9, Dmin=19.0 km, Rmss=0.4154 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=6.3 km, Gp=250.7 degrees
Event ID# nn00903263
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