Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 17 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada on Mon, Feb 11, 2002, 6:59 PM PST (02:59 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 35 km SSW of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2002-02-12 02:59:18 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.617° N, 118.459° 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.

Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 68 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.1Nevada · 9001 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.621 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 8997 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.313 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 8997 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.835 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 8992 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.722 km E of Mono City, California · 8990 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  6. 1.629 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 8989 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 1.836 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8986 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  8. 2.935 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 8986 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.535 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8986 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  10. 1.530 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 8985 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.736 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8985 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.735 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8985 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.135 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8983 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.75 km NNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 8982 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.736 km SW of Benton, CA · 8982 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  16. 1.935 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8981 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  17. 1.531 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 8980 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.628 km ENE of Mono City, California · 8976 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 2.526 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 8976 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  20. 2.322 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 8975 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 8974 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  22. 1.835 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8974 days ago · 5 km deep · 65 km away
  23. 1.722 km E of Benton, California · 8973 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.635 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8972 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  25. 2.47 km W of Bridgeport, California · 8972 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.220 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 8972 days ago · 15 km deep · 76 km away
  27. 1.825 km NW of Benton, California · 8970 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
  28. 2.231 km E of Mono City, California · 8968 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  29. 1.731 km E of Mono City, California · 8968 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  30. 2.132 km E of Mono City, California · 8968 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  31. 2.030 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8966 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 1.736 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  33. 2.136 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  34. 1.636 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  35. 2.230 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8965 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  36. 2.336 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  37. 1.636 km NE of Benton, California · 8965 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  38. 1.936 km S of Mina, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
  39. 1.536 km NE of Benton, California · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  40. 2.63 km NW of Topaz, California · 8965 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  41. 1.74 km SE of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 8965 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  42. 2.64 km NW of Topaz, California · 8965 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  43. 1.519 km NW of Benton, California · 8964 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away
  44. 2.119 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 8962 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  45. 2.719 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 8961 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  46. 1.631 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8959 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 2.830 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8959 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  48. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8959 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  49. 1.638 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 8958 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
  50. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8957 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  51. 1.922 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 8955 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  52. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8955 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  53. 1.622 km NNW of Benton, California · 8955 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  54. 1.923 km NNW of Benton, California · 8955 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  55. 1.923 km NNW of Benton, California · 8955 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  56. 2.134 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 8953 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  57. 1.828 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 8952 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  58. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 8951 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  59. 1.734 km N of Benton, California · 8951 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  60. 1.816 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 8951 days ago · 14 km deep · 65 km away

The first 60 of 68.

Before

  1. 1.829 km WNW of Tonopah, Nevada · 9003 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.522 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 9007 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 3.114 km E of Mono City, California · 9009 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 2.231 km N of Benton, California · 9010 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  5. 1.716 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 9010 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.728 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 9013 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 2.329 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 9014 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 2.033 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 9014 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
  9. 1.633 km NW of Benton, California · 9015 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 9016 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 2.17 km NNE of Benton, California · 9016 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  12. 2.79 km SSE of Walker, California · 9016 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 2.03 km E of Walker, California · 9017 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.715 km ENE of Mono City, California · 9021 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.54 km SE of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 9022 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.828 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 9025 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  17. 1.623 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 9025 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  18. 1.721 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 9026 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.621 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 9028 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 2.721 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 9028 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00044419. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.