A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Valmy in Nevada on Saturday. Event id: nn00903424. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: nn00903424, us7000qsgu. The temblor was reported at 04:54:48 / 4:54 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 0 km (0 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 0 km, -116.6807° West, 41.1606° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/08/25 / 2025-08-30 04:54:48 / August 30, 2025 @ 4:54 am.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Winnemucca, Elko (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Elko (c. 18 300 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Winnemucca (c. 7 400 pop). Nearby country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 55 km NE of Valmy, Nevada.
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