Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada
== PRELIMINARY EARTHQUAKE REPORT ==
Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno
Version #907620: 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 2:30:39 PM (PST) on Friday, November 21, 2025.
The magnitude 1.5 event occurred 6 km (4 miles) ESE of Sparks, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 12 km ( 8 miles).
| Magnitude | 1.5 - local magnitude (Ml) |
| Time | Friday, November 21, 2025 at 2:30:39 PM (PST) Friday, November 21, 2025 at 22:30:39 (UTC) |
| Distance from |
Sparks, NV - 6 km (4 miles) ESE (104 degrees) Sun Valley, NV - 11 km (7 miles) SE (137 degrees) Reno, NV - 12 km (7 miles) E (92 degrees) Spanish Springs, NV - 14 km (9 miles) S (173 degrees) Golden Valley, NV - 16 km (10 miles) SE (131 degrees) |
| Coordinates | 39 deg. 31.4 min. N (39.523N), 119 deg. 41.2 min. W (119.687W) |
| Depth | 12.09 km (7.50 miles) |
| Quality | Good |
| Location Quality Parameters | Nst=10, Nph=10, Dmin=10.6 km, Rmss=0.2625 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=0.8464 km, Gp=90 degrees |
| Event ID# | nn00907620 |
| Additional Information | Map |
For more information, see https://earthquake.usgs.gov
[
Index map ||
Big earthquake list ||
All earthquake list ||
Glossary of terms ||
Top page
]
[
Did you feel it? ||
ShakeMaps
|| Relative2Me
]
[ Data Sources ]
Special maps
Long Valley || Los Angeles || San Francisco
Data Sources
US and World - USGS/NEIC = National Earthquake Information Center
Northern California - UCB = University of California, Berkeley
Southern California - Caltech = California Institute of Technology
Nevada - UNR = University of Nevada, Reno
Offshore = West Coast & Alaska Tsunami Warning Center
...all members of the Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS)
