M2.3 earthquake 18 km SSW of Empire, Nevada
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 18 km SSW of Empire, Nevada on Tue, Jul 29, 2025, 7:32 AM PDT (14:32 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 3 km NW of Cold Springs, NV. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2025-07-29 14:32:38 UTC
- Depth
- 2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.410° N, 119.391° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Station coverage gap
- 214°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 11
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.29 km ENE of Sparks, Nevada · 417 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 29
- 1.89 km ENE of Sparks, Nevada · 413 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 7
- 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 405 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.914 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 405 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
- 1.55 km N of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 387 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.63 km NW of Cold Springs, NV · 382 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
- 2.229 km W of Empire, Nevada · 373 days ago · 12 km deep · 32 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00901394. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 10:06 PM UTC.