Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EVENT REPORT ==

Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno


Version #905016: 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 explosion occurred at 1:04:07 PM (PDT) on Thursday, September 25, 2025.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 75 km (47 miles) N (9 degrees) of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 16 km (10 miles).


Magnitude 1.7 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 1:04:07 PM (PDT)
Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 20:04:07 (UTC)
Distance from Tonopah, NV - 75 km (47 miles) N (9 degrees)
Austin, NV - 84 km (52 miles) S (181 degrees)
Hawthorne, NV - 135 km (84 miles) E (80 degrees)
Fallon, NV - 167 km (104 miles) ESE (119 degrees)
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 189 km (118 miles) NE (37 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 44.1 min. N (38.735N), 117 deg. 5.6 min. W (117.093W)
Depth 15.50 km (9.60 miles)
Quality Poor
Location Quality Parameters Nst=10, Nph=10, Dmin=58.3 km, Rmss=0.3574 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=1.7 km, Gp=123.47 degrees
Event ID# nn00905016
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