M1.7 earthquake 11 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Jun 16, 2002, 5:30 AM PDT

UTC

2002-06-16 12:30:27 UTC

Depth

10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.534° N, 118.495° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Station coverage gap

124°

Stations used

10

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast11 kmE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast115 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast159 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast499 kmN

After

1. 2.48 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jun 16, 5:36 AM PDT · 8877 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.810 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jun 16, 12:29 PM PDT · 8877 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.010 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jun 16, 8:45 PM PDT · 8876 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.010 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jun 16, 10:24 PM PDT · 8876 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.630 km E of Lee Vining, CaliforniaMon, Jun 17, 3:16 AM PDT · 8876 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
6. 2.610 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jun 18, 3:49 PM PDT · 8875 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
7. 2.510 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jun 19, 6:13 PM PDT · 8874 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.712 km NNE of June Lake, CaliforniaSat, Jun 22, 2:32 AM PDT · 8871 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
9. 1.59 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jun 22, 6:17 AM PDT · 8871 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
10. 2.621 km WNW of Mina, NevadaSat, Jun 22, 9:22 PM PDT · 8870 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
11. 2.23 km NW of Topaz, CaliforniaSat, Jun 22, 11:13 PM PDT · 8870 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
12. 1.719 km WSW of Mina, NevadaMon, Jun 24, 12:38 AM PDT · 8869 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
13. 3.235 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jun 24, 11:51 AM PDT · 8869 days ago · 3 km deep · 56 km away
14. 2.335 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jun 24, 12:14 PM PDT · 8869 days ago · 2 km deep · 56 km away
15. 2.110 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jun 25, 7:09 AM PDT · 8868 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
16. 1.710 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jun 25, 7:15 AM PDT · 8868 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
17. 1.624 km W of Mina, NevadaTue, Jun 25, 4:42 PM PDT · 8868 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
18. 1.625 km SW of Mina, NevadaWed, Jun 26, 8:18 PM PDT · 8866 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
19. 1.927 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Jun 27, 5:21 AM PDT · 8866 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
20. 2.228 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Jun 27, 6:17 AM PDT · 8866 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
21. 1.810 km NW of Mina, NevadaSat, Jun 29, 2:22 AM PDT · 8864 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
22. 1.633 km ENE of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Jun 29, 7:33 AM PDT · 8864 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
23. 1.620 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Jun 29, 9:15 AM PDT · 8864 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
24. 2.222 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Jun 29, 9:40 PM PDT · 8863 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
25. 2.232 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaTue, Jul 2, 8:18 AM PDT · 8861 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
26. 1.68 km S of Mina, NevadaTue, Jul 2, 12:21 PM PDT · 8861 days ago · 7 km deep · 40 km away
27. 1.633 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaTue, Jul 2, 12:45 PM PDT · 8861 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
28. 1.611 km N of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Jul 3, 12:09 PM PDT · 8860 days ago · 21 km deep · 96 km away
29. 1.522 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jul 3, 4:51 PM PDT · 8860 days ago · 6 km deep · 24 km away
30. 2.123 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Jul 4, 10:06 PM PDT · 8858 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
31. 2.033 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaSun, Jul 7, 12:11 AM PDT · 8856 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
32. 1.67 km NNE of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Jul 7, 2:56 AM PDT · 8856 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
33. 1.916 km NE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Jul 9, 11:31 AM PDT · 8854 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
34. 1.825 km ENE of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Jul 9, 11:57 PM PDT · 8853 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
35. 2.124 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Jul 11, 4:42 AM PDT · 8852 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
36. 1.725 km ENE of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jul 12, 1:57 AM PDT · 8851 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
37. 2.323 km E of Mina, NevadaSun, Jul 14, 9:44 PM PDT · 8848 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
38. 2.015 km NW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, Jul 16, 8:21 AM PDT · 8847 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
39. 2.421 km ENE of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jul 19, 12:03 AM PDT · 8844 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
40. 1.923 km E of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Jul 19, 12:43 PM PDT · 8844 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
41. 1.631 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaFri, Jul 19, 4:00 PM PDT · 8844 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
42. 1.631 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaFri, Jul 19, 4:35 PM PDT · 8844 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
43. 1.67 km NW of Topaz Lake, NevadaSat, Jul 20, 1:49 AM PDT · 8843 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
44. 2.027 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Jul 20, 4:01 AM PDT · 8843 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
45. 2.127 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaSat, Jul 20, 4:01 AM PDT · 8843 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
46. 1.526 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Jul 20, 6:11 AM PDT · 8843 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
47. 1.831 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaSat, Jul 20, 10:32 PM PDT · 8842 days ago · -1 km deep · 60 km away
48. 2.019 km ESE of Mina, NevadaMon, Jul 29, 1:35 AM PDT · 8834 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
49. 1.623 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jul 29, 3:19 AM PDT · 8834 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
50. 2.221 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 3, 1:19 PM PDT · 8829 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
51. 1.630 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaMon, Aug 5, 4:47 PM PDT · 8827 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
52. 1.728 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Aug 6, 10:09 AM PDT · 8826 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
53. 1.918 km NE of Yerington, NevadaTue, Aug 6, 10:52 AM PDT · 8826 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
54. 1.64 km S of Lee Vining, CaliforniaWed, Aug 7, 1:18 AM PDT · 8825 days ago · 21 km deep · 88 km away
55. 2.59 km NE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Aug 9, 3:06 PM PDT · 8823 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
56. 1.78 km S of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 10:15 PM PDT · 8821 days ago · 3 km deep · 77 km away
57. 3.66 km S of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Aug 10, 10:41 PM PDT · 8821 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
58. 2.18 km S of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Aug 11, 1:55 AM PDT · 8821 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away
59. 3.06 km S of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Aug 11, 2:24 AM PDT · 8821 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away

Before

1. 1.711 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jun 15, 11:02 PM PDT · 8877 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.810 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jun 15, 3:18 AM PDT · 8878 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.110 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jun 15, 2:21 AM PDT · 8878 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.310 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jun 15, 2:08 AM PDT · 8878 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
5. 2.115 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Jun 14, 12:21 PM PDT · 8879 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
6. 1.710 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Jun 13, 6:29 PM PDT · 8880 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
7. 1.810 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jun 12, 12:06 PM PDT · 8881 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
8. 1.810 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jun 12, 7:52 AM PDT · 8881 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.69 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jun 12, 12:56 AM PDT · 8881 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
10. 1.85 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Jun 11, 2:44 PM PDT · 8882 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
11. 2.526 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Jun 9, 5:06 PM PDT · 8884 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
12. 1.6California-Nevada border regionSun, Jun 9, 4:23 AM PDT · 8884 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
13. 1.610 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jun 9, 4:12 AM PDT · 8884 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
14. 2.3California-Nevada border regionWed, Jun 5, 6:32 AM PDT · 8888 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
15. 1.94 km SE of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Jun 3, 8:41 PM PDT · 8889 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
16. 2.535 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jun 3, 4:17 PM PDT · 8890 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away
17. 2.030 km SE of Mina, NevadaSat, Jun 1, 5:31 AM PDT · 8892 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
18. 1.712 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Jun 1, 12:43 AM PDT · 8892 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
19. 2.814 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 10:20 PM PDT · 8892 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
20. 2.15 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaFri, May 31, 9:18 PM PDT · 8892 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00050505. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:41 PM UTC.