M1.6 earthquake 18 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Tue, Jan 27, 2015, 11:15 PM PST

UTC

2015-01-28 07:15:08 UTC

Depth

0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.685° N, 115.053° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Station coverage gap

86°

Stations used

4

• Alamo, NevadaPopulation 1,080. Forecast37 kmNNE
• Mesquite, NevadaPopulation 17,496. Forecast131 kmNW
• Sunrise Manor, NevadaPopulation 189,372. Forecast164 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast496 kmNE

After

1. 1.545 km NW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 11:57 PM PST · 4268 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.620 km NE of Hiko, NevadaWed, Jan 28, 2:42 PM PST · 4268 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
3. 2.245 km NW of Rachel, NevadaThu, Jan 29, 11:50 AM PST · 4267 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
4. 1.99 km E of Alamo, NevadaSun, Feb 1, 7:25 AM PST · 4264 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
5. 2.310 km NNE of Alamo, NevadaSun, Feb 1, 6:13 PM PST · 4264 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
6. 1.646 km NW of Rachel, NevadaSun, Feb 1, 10:25 PM PST · 4263 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
7. 1.542 km N of Rachel, NevadaWed, Feb 4, 9:56 PM PST · 4260 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
8. 1.943 km S of Lund, NevadaSat, Feb 7, 4:20 PM PST · 4258 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.62 km NNE of Hiko, NevadaMon, Feb 16, 9:33 AM PST · 4249 days ago · 19 km deep · 16 km away
10. 2.430 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahTue, Feb 17, 5:01 PM MST · 4248 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.731 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahTue, Feb 17, 8:20 PM MST · 4247 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
12. 1.732 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahTue, Feb 17, 8:27 PM MST · 4247 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.744 km ESE of Alamo, NevadaThu, Feb 19, 2:45 PM PST · 4246 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
14. 1.623 km NNW of Pioche, NevadaSun, Feb 22, 7:19 AM PST · 4243 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.727 km SSW of Rachel, NevadaMon, Feb 23, 2:56 PM PST · 4242 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
16. 1.539 km NNE of Moapa Town, NevadaSat, Feb 28, 10:23 AM PST · 4237 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
17. 1.530 km WSW of Enterprise, UtahThu, Mar 5, 11:21 AM MST · 4232 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.58 km NE of Alamo, NevadaMon, Mar 9, 12:05 AM PDT · 4228 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
19. 1.830 km NNE of Hiko, NevadaTue, Mar 10, 6:48 PM PDT · 4227 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
20. 2.236 km SW of Alamo, NevadaFri, Mar 13, 9:06 AM PDT · 4224 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
21. 1.639 km SW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Mar 17, 3:41 PM PDT · 4220 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
22. 1.615 km E of Alamo, NevadaSat, Mar 28, 9:32 PM PDT · 4208 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away

Before

1. 2.122 km ENE of Hiko, NevadaTue, Jan 27, 9:50 PM PST · 4268 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
2. 1.821 km NW of Pioche, NevadaSat, Jan 24, 8:37 AM PST · 4272 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
3. 1.79 km WNW of Hiko, NevadaSat, Jan 24, 3:28 AM PST · 4272 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
4. 1.729 km SSW of Caliente, NevadaWed, Jan 21, 3:31 PM PST · 4275 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away
5. 1.715 km ESE of Alamo, NevadaWed, Jan 21, 9:59 AM PST · 4275 days ago · 17 km deep · 44 km away
6. 1.726 km SE of Alamo, NevadaWed, Jan 21, 6:15 AM PST · 4275 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
7. 2.515 km NE of Hiko, NevadaTue, Jan 20, 10:37 AM PST · 4276 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
8. 2.020 km NW of Pioche, NevadaSun, Jan 18, 9:49 PM PST · 4277 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
9. 1.749 km SSE of Lund, NevadaMon, Jan 12, 5:47 PM PST · 4284 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.520 km NW of Pioche, NevadaFri, Jan 9, 11:21 AM PST · 4287 days ago · 16 km deep · 60 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00479513. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.