M3.4 earthquake 21 km W of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 3.4 earthquake struck 21 km W of Empire, Nevada on Thu, Dec 25, 2025, 5:23 PM PST (01:23 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.9 15 km NNW of Susanville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.41	Mw, moment	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.033 · 118 stations

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 80 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 80.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00908900 (also filed as us7000rku4). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.