M1.7 earthquake 9 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Apr 12, 2002, 6:00 PM PDT

UTC

2002-04-13 01:00:19 UTC

Depth

5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.512° N, 118.518° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

13

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast9 kmE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast114 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast159 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast497 kmN

After

1. 1.536 km S of Mina, NevadaSun, Apr 14, 12:03 AM PDT · 8940 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
2. 3.016 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, Apr 14, 10:18 AM PDT · 8940 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
3. 2.420 km NNW of Mina, NevadaWed, Apr 17, 11:04 PM PDT · 8936 days ago · 13 km deep · 29 km away
4. 2.012 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Apr 18, 9:07 AM PDT · 8936 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
5. 1.910 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Apr 21, 2:30 AM PDT · 8933 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
6. 2.32 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 9:27 AM PDT · 8930 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
7. 2.934 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 12:47 PM PDT · 8930 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
8. 1.934 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Apr 24, 1:38 PM PDT · 8930 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
9. 1.610 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Apr 25, 2:09 PM PDT · 8929 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
10. 1.911 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Apr 28, 10:17 PM PDT · 8925 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
11. 2.334 km SE of Mina, NevadaSun, Apr 28, 11:35 PM PDT · 8925 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
12. 2.129 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaMon, Apr 29, 7:34 AM PDT · 8925 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
13. 1.730 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, May 2, 9:02 AM PDT · 8922 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
14. 1.78 km SW of Smith Valley, NevadaWed, May 8, 11:32 PM PDT · 8915 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
15. 2.49 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, May 11, 11:29 PM PDT · 8912 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
16. 2.57 km E of Coleville, CaliforniaWed, May 15, 12:50 AM PDT · 8909 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
17. 2.49 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, May 22, 3:00 PM PDT · 8902 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
18. 2.32 km SSW of Walker, CaliforniaThu, May 23, 6:40 PM PDT · 8900 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
19. 1.612 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, May 24, 2:00 PM PDT · 8900 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
20. 2.219 km WNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, May 26, 1:33 AM PDT · 8898 days ago · 14 km deep · 45 km away
21. 2.219 km WNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, May 26, 3:04 AM PDT · 8898 days ago · 13 km deep · 45 km away
22. 1.519 km WNW of Walker Lake, NevadaSun, May 26, 9:20 PM PDT · 8897 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
23. 2.22 km SSW of Walker, CaliforniaSun, May 26, 10:23 PM PDT · 8897 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
24. 1.714 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaTue, May 28, 7:05 PM PDT · 8895 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
25. 2.413 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, May 29, 9:47 PM PDT · 8894 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
26. 1.68 km S of Mina, NevadaThu, May 30, 12:28 PM PDT · 8894 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
27. 2.45 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 8:58 PM PDT · 8892 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
28. 2.15 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 9:18 PM PDT · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
29. 2.814 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 10:20 PM PDT · 8892 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
30. 1.712 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Jun 1, 12:43 AM PDT · 8892 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
31. 2.030 km SE of Mina, NevadaSat, Jun 1, 5:31 AM PDT · 8892 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
32. 2.535 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jun 3, 4:17 PM PDT · 8890 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
33. 1.94 km SE of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Jun 3, 8:41 PM PDT · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
34. 2.3California-Nevada border regionWed, Jun 5, 6:32 AM PDT · 8888 days ago · -1 km deep · 77 km away
35. 1.610 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jun 9, 4:12 AM PDT · 8884 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
36. 1.6California-Nevada border regionSun, Jun 9, 4:23 AM PDT · 8884 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
37. 2.526 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Jun 9, 5:06 PM PDT · 8884 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
38. 1.85 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Jun 11, 2:44 PM PDT · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away

Before

1. 1.530 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaThu, Apr 11, 11:20 PM PDT · 8942 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away
2. 1.625 km ESE of Mina, NevadaSun, Apr 7, 5:09 PM PDT · 8947 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
3. 2.09 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Apr 7, 9:51 AM PDT · 8947 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
4. 2.325 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Apr 6, 5:03 PM PST · 8947 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
5. 2.111 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Apr 5, 2:37 PM PST · 8949 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
6. 1.634 km SE of Mina, NevadaFri, Apr 5, 11:23 AM PST · 8949 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
7. 2.118 km ESE of Mina, NevadaThu, Apr 4, 4:58 AM PST · 8950 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
8. 1.816 km NW of Schurz, NevadaWed, Apr 3, 4:00 PM PST · 8951 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
9. 1.734 km N of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 1:16 PM PST · 8951 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaWed, Apr 3, 9:18 AM PST · 8951 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
11. 1.828 km SE of Mina, NevadaMon, Apr 1, 6:59 PM PST · 8952 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
12. 2.134 km SE of Mina, NevadaMon, Apr 1, 10:22 AM PST · 8953 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
13. 1.923 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 5:27 PM PST · 8954 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
14. 1.923 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 10:40 AM PST · 8955 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
15. 1.622 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Mar 30, 8:59 AM PST · 8955 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
16. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaFri, Mar 29, 7:07 PM PST · 8955 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
17. 1.922 km ENE of Mina, NevadaFri, Mar 29, 6:20 PM PST · 8955 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
18. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaThu, Mar 28, 6:42 AM PST · 8957 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
19. 1.638 km E of Schurz, NevadaWed, Mar 27, 12:51 AM PST · 8958 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
20. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaTue, Mar 26, 6:49 AM PST · 8959 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00047302. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:11 PM UTC.