A minor earthquake magnitude 3.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Carlin in Nevada. The 3.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:05:50 / 7:05 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude -116.4593° West, latitude 41.1369° North, depth = 3.3 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 30/08/25 / 2025-08-30 19:05:50 / August 30, 2025 @ 7:05 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 3.3 km (2 miles). Id of earthquake: nn00903483. Event ids that are associated: nn00903483.
The epicenter was 68 km (42 miles) from Elko (c. 18 300 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Elko (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 130,000 minor earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days twenty-two and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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 NNW of Carlin, Nevada.
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