Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 25 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 25 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada on Mon, Aug 7, 2017, 10:37 AM PDT (17:37 UTC), 12 km (7 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-08-07 17:37:16 UTC
Depth
11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.321° N, 118.502° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Station coverage gap
56°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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.

After

  1. 1.937 km ESE of Schurz, Nevada · 3346 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.49km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3346 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.216km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3345 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.216km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3345 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.615km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3345 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.815km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3345 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.915km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3345 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.715km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3345 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.214 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3345 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.611km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3344 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.311km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3344 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  12. 1.99km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3344 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.913km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3344 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.711km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3344 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.616km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3343 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 3.012km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3343 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 11
  17. 1.516km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3343 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  18. 2.821km ENE of Toms Place, CA · 3343 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  19. 1.821km ENE of Toms Place, CA · 3343 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 1.813km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3342 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 1.713km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3342 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.614km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3342 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.512km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3342 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  24. 1.616km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3342 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  25. 2.216km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3342 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  26. 1.520 km ENE of Sunny Slopes, California · 3342 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.613km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3342 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 2.515km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3342 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  29. 1.810 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3342 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 2.021km ENE of Toms Place, CA · 3342 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  31. 2.516km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3341 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 4.020 km E of Mono City, California · 3341 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 121
  33. 1.814km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3341 days ago · -1 km deep · 92 km away
  34. 1.613km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3341 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  35. 1.613km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3341 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.619 km E of Mono City, California · 3341 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  37. 1.621 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3341 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  38. 1.516km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3341 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  39. 2.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3341 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.516km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3341 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  41. 1.520 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 3341 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  42. 2.113 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3341 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  43. 1.613km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3341 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  44. 2.416km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3340 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.915km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3340 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  46. 2.23 km ESE of Topaz, California · 3340 days ago · -2 km deep · 91 km away
  47. 2.413 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3340 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  48. 2.616km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3340 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.816km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3339 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  50. 2.314 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3339 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  51. 2.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3339 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  52. 2.916km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3339 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  53. 2.117km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3339 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  54. 2.917km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3339 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  55. 1.817km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3339 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  56. 3.513 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3339 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.517km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3339 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  58. 3.414 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3339 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  59. 1.517km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3339 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  60. 1.915km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3339 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

  1. 1.69km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3346 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.815km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3346 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.315km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3346 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.615km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3347 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.510km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3347 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.516km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3347 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.617 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3347 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 3.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3347 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.714km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3348 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.616km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3348 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.79km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3348 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.89km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3348 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 2.310 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 3348 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.716km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3348 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.616km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3348 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.97km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3348 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.516km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3348 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 2.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 3348 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  19. 1.713km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3349 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 2.413 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3349 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00599640. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:01 AM UTC.