M1.8 earthquake 30 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 30 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Sun, Jul 30, 2017, 11:22 PM PDT (06:22 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.0 20 km E of Mono City, California. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.8	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.34 · 13 stations
2.01	Md, duration	Northern California Seismic System	Preliminary · ±0.06 · 2 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 200 in the 60 days after this one and at least 200 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of at least 200.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00598532 (also filed as nc72855156). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:46 PM UTC.