A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Valmy in Nevada. The 5.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 18:59:53 / 6:59 pm (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: nn00903470. Event ids that are associated: us7000qsl3, nn00903470. Exact location of event, longitude -116.8007 West, latitude 41.1773 North, depth = 6 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 30/08/25 / 2025-08-30 18:59:53 / August 30, 2025 @ 6:59 pm UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 6 km (4 miles).
Close country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 95 km (59 miles) from Elko (c. 18 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Winnemucca (c. 7 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Elko, Winnemucca (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been nine, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world each year.
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