Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #906014: 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 1:41:54 PM (PDT) on Thursday, October 16, 2025.
The magnitude 1.7 event occurred 42 km (26 miles) SSW of Hawthorne, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 9 km ( 5 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.7 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 1:41:54 PM (PDT) Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 20:41:54 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Hawthorne, NV - 42 km (26 miles) SSW (208 degrees) Mammoth Lakes, CA - 63 km (39 miles) N (10 degrees) Smith Valley, NV - 79 km (49 miles) SSE (147 degrees) Smith, NV - 79 km (49 miles) SSE (148 degrees) Yosemite Valley, CA - 81 km (50 miles) NE (52 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 38 deg. 11.5 min. N (38.192N), 118 deg. 51.1 min. W (118.852W) |
| Depth | 8.60 km (5.30 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=8, Nph=8, Dmin=31.0 km, Rmss=0.1466 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=1.8 km, Gp=123.47 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00906014 |
| Additional Information | Map |
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