Recent Earthquakes in California and Nevada


== PRELIMINARY EVENT REPORT ==

Seismological Laboratory, University of Nevada, Reno


Version #908321: This report supersedes any earlier reports of this event. This event has been reviewed by a seismologist.

A micro explosion occurred at 4:25:22 PM (PST) on Monday, December 8, 2025.
The magnitude 1.9 event occurred 53 km (33 miles) N (5 degrees) of Tonopah, NV.
The hypocentral depth is 16 km (10 miles).


Magnitude 1.9 - local magnitude (Ml)
Time Monday, December 8, 2025 at 4:25:22 PM (PST)
Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at 0:25:22 (UTC)
Distance from Tonopah, NV - 53 km (33 miles) N (5 degrees)
Austin, NV - 105 km (66 miles) S (185 degrees)
Hawthorne, NV - 126 km (78 miles) E (88 degrees)
Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA - 169 km (105 miles) NE (40 degrees)
Bishop, CA - 170 km (105 miles) NE (39 degrees)
Coordinates 38 deg. 32.9 min. N (38.548N), 117 deg. 10.3 min. W (117.172W)
Depth 15.97 km (9.90 miles)
Quality Poor
Location Quality Parameters Nst=11, Nph=11, Dmin=120.8 km, Rmss=0.3275 sec, Erho=0 km, Erzz=1.7236 km, Gp=214 degrees
Event ID# nn00908321
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