Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 42km WSW of Tonopah, NV

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 42km WSW of Tonopah, NV on Tue, Nov 17, 1981, 3:48 PM PST (23:48 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 64km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (mc), micro
Local time
UTC
1981-11-17 23:48:55 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.883° N, 117.648° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
213°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
0

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.664km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16378 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  2. 3.044km NNW of Beatty, NV · 16377 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.925km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16377 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.651km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16375 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.558km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16372 days ago · 4 km deep · 18 km away
  6. 4.526 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16366 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 2.236km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 3.145km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.641km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16366 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.466km SSE of Hawthorne, NV · 16365 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 2.436km E of Hawthorne, NV · 16364 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  12. 2.440km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.336km ENE of Hawthorne, NV · 16360 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.53km NNW of West Bishop, CA · 16358 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 3.52 km W of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16357 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 1.59km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.655km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16357 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.755km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16356 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 3.23 km W of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, California · 16356 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 1.646km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  21. 1.941km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16355 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  22. 4.428 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 16347 days ago · 17 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 1.922 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 16346 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 2.215km NW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16344 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  25. 2.125km SW of Tonopah, NV · 16341 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
  26. 3.44 km SE of Swall Meadows, California · 16337 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away
  27. 2.029 km NW of Benton, California · 16328 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  28. 1.814 km NNW of Benton, California · 16327 days ago · -2 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 2.929 km NW of Benton, California · 16321 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away

Before

  1. 1.533km WSW of Tonopah, NV · 16380 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.334km S of Tonopah, NV · 16381 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.629km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16384 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.842km NE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 16387 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.933 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 16395 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.714 km NNW of Benton, California · 16398 days ago · 10 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 1.765km E of Big Pine, CA · 16398 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 3.44 km SE of Mesa, California · 16402 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.930 km NW of Benton, California · 16406 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event ci527147. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:34 AM UTC.