A minor earthquake magnitude 3.9 (ml/mb) strikes 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Valmy in Nevada on Sunday. Exact time and date of earthquake 31/08/25 / 2025-08-31 05:27:24 / August 31, 2025 @ 5:27 am UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: nn00903513. Event ids that are associated: us7000qsq9, nn00903513. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 6.7 km (4 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 3.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:27:24 / 5:27 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude -116.7482 West, latitude 41.1594 North, depth = 6.7 km.

Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Winnemucca (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, United States (c. 310 233 000 pop). The epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Winnemucca (c. 7 400 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been sixteen, in the last 10 days twenty-five, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days fourty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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.

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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 51 km NE of Valmy, Nevada.

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