A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) strikes 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Valmy in Nevada on Monday. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:28:15 / 4:28 pm (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 31/03/25 / 2025-03-31 16:28:15 / March 31, 2025 @ 4:28 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: nn00895440. Id of event: nn00895440. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 12.1 km (8 miles). Exact location of earthquake, -116.7265° West, 41.1468° North, depth 12.1 km.
Close country/countries, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 88 km (55 miles) from Elko (c. 18 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Winnemucca (c. 7 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Elko, Winnemucca (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 130,000 minor quakes in the world. Earthquakes 3.0 to 4.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 51 km NE of Valmy, Nevada. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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