Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==

Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno


Version #903554: 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 11:56:51 AM (PDT) on Sunday, August 31, 2025.
The magnitude 1.2 event occurred 54 km (34 miles) SSW of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 1 km ( 1 mile).


Magnitude 1.2 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 11:56:51 AM (PDT)
Sunday, August 31, 2025 at 18:56:51 (UTC)
Distance from Tonopah, NV - 54 km (34 miles) SSW (203 degrees)
Bishop, CA - 87 km (54 miles) ENE (71 degrees)
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 88 km (54 miles) ENE (73 degrees)
Big Pine, CA - 88 km (55 miles) NE (55 degrees)
West Bishop, CA - 92 km (57 miles) ENE (71 degrees)
Coordinates 37 deg. 37.1 min. N (37.619N), 117 deg. 28.0 min. W (117.467W)
Depth 0.90 km (0.60 miles)
Quality Poor
Location Quality Parameters Nst=9, Nph=9, Dmin=52.6 km, Rmss=0.3297 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=143.1 km, Gp=236.01999999999998 degrees
Event ID# nn00903554
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