M2.3 earthquake 26 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

Magnitude

2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Aug 23, 2017, 4:55 AM PDT

UTC

2017-08-23 11:55:46 UTC

Depth

11.6 km (7.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.392° N, 118.881° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.30

Station coverage gap

57°

Stations used

34

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast27 kmWSW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast93 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast150 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast486 kmN

After

1. 2.52 km S of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 23, 12:37 PM PDT · 3330 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaThu, Aug 24, 9:32 AM PDT · 3329 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
3. 1.529 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Aug 24, 6:10 PM PDT · 3328 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away
4. 2.613 km S of Schurz, NevadaThu, Aug 24, 7:12 PM PDT · 3328 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
5. 1.912km WSW of Toms Place, CAFri, Aug 25, 2:24 AM PDT · 3328 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
6. 1.613km WSW of Toms Place, CAFri, Aug 25, 11:23 PM PDT · 3327 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.513km WSW of Toms Place, CASat, Aug 26, 2:51 AM PDT · 3327 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
8. 1.614km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Aug 26, 3:07 AM PDT · 3327 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
9. 1.511 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Aug 26, 3:45 PM PDT · 3327 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
10. 2.912 km S of Schurz, NevadaSun, Aug 27, 1:02 AM PDT · 3326 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 2
11. 1.516 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Aug 27, 6:40 AM PDT · 3326 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
12. 1.811 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Aug 27, 11:04 AM PDT · 3326 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.517 km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CaliforniaSun, Aug 27, 9:58 PM PDT · 3325 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
14. 2.413 km S of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Aug 27, 11:29 PM PDT · 3325 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.813 km S of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Aug 28, 1:25 AM PDT · 3325 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
16. 1.813 km S of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Aug 28, 4:33 AM PDT · 3325 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
17. 1.510 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Aug 28, 6:47 AM PDT · 3325 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
18. 1.910 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Aug 28, 7:58 AM PDT · 3325 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
19. 1.613 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Aug 28, 1:17 PM PDT · 3325 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
20. 2.110 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Aug 28, 3:39 PM PDT · 3325 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
21. 1.55 km S of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaMon, Aug 28, 9:58 PM PDT · 3324 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
22. 1.68 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 29, 1:42 AM PDT · 3324 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
23. 1.729 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Aug 29, 2:44 AM PDT · 3324 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
24. 1.512 km S of Schurz, NevadaTue, Aug 29, 4:25 AM PDT · 3324 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
25. 2.911 km SSW of Mina, NevadaTue, Aug 29, 4:32 AM PDT · 3324 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
26. 1.88 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 29, 6:46 AM PDT · 3324 days ago · -1 km deep · 87 km away
27. 1.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 29, 7:24 PM PDT · 3323 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
28. 2.511 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 29, 8:00 PM PDT · 3323 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
29. 2.611 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaTue, Aug 29, 8:04 PM PDT · 3323 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
30. 1.613 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Aug 30, 3:30 AM PDT · 3323 days ago · -1 km deep · 94 km away
31. 2.923 km NW of Mina, NevadaWed, Aug 30, 5:53 AM PDT · 3323 days ago · 3 km deep · 57 km away
32. 2.013 km S of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 30, 8:05 PM PDT · 3322 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
33. 1.611 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Aug 30, 10:38 PM PDT · 3322 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
34. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Aug 30, 11:51 PM PDT · 3322 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
35. 2.22 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Aug 31, 7:08 PM PDT · 3321 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
36. 1.612 km E of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaThu, Aug 31, 10:01 PM PDT · 3321 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
37. 3.011 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Sep 1, 7:49 AM PDT · 3321 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 3
38. 2.811 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Sep 1, 12:27 PM PDT · 3321 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
39. 1.87 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Sep 1, 2:08 PM PDT · 3321 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
40. 1.91 km ENE of Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaFri, Sep 1, 2:52 PM PDT · 3321 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
41. 2.0California-Nevada border regionFri, Sep 1, 6:20 PM PDT · 3320 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
42. 1.6California-Nevada border regionSat, Sep 2, 7:36 PM PDT · 3319 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
43. 1.610 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Sep 2, 10:30 PM PDT · 3319 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
44. 1.516 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Sep 3, 1:06 AM PDT · 3319 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
45. 1.711 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSun, Sep 3, 9:07 AM PDT · 3319 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
46. 1.613 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Sep 4, 3:11 AM PDT · 3318 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away
47. 1.629 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Sep 4, 6:35 PM PDT · 3317 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
48. 1.516 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaMon, Sep 4, 10:47 PM PDT · 3317 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
49. 1.816 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Sep 5, 1:02 AM PDT · 3317 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
50. 1.68 km WNW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaTue, Sep 5, 8:19 AM PDT · 3317 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
51. 1.95 km S of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 6, 4:45 AM PDT · 3316 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
52. 1.69 km W of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaWed, Sep 6, 7:44 AM PDT · 3316 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
53. 1.98 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 6, 10:12 AM PDT · 3316 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
54. 1.78 km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 6, 10:22 AM PDT · 3316 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
55. 1.55 km S of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Sep 6, 12:47 PM PDT · 3316 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
56. 1.69 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaFri, Sep 8, 7:12 AM PDT · 3314 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
57. 1.86 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Sep 8, 2:53 PM PDT · 3314 days ago · -2 km deep · 86 km away
58. 1.96 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSat, Sep 9, 4:57 AM PDT · 3313 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
59. 2.030 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Sep 9, 11:30 AM PDT · 3313 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
60. 1.62 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaSun, Sep 10, 2:40 AM PDT · 3312 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away

The first 60 of at least 200.

Before

1. 2.01 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaWed, Aug 23, 12:26 AM PDT · 3330 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
2. 1.611 km S of Schurz, NevadaTue, Aug 22, 11:54 PM PDT · 3330 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
3. 2.013 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Aug 22, 12:39 PM PDT · 3331 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away
4. 1.533 km N of Dyer, NevadaTue, Aug 22, 4:11 AM PDT · 3331 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away
5. 1.76km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Aug 21, 7:09 PM PDT · 3331 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
6. 1.515km WSW of Toms Place, CAMon, Aug 21, 4:48 PM PDT · 3331 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
7. 1.51 km NE of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Aug 21, 12:04 PM PDT · 3332 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
8. 2.56 km NE of June Lake, CaliforniaSun, Aug 20, 2:12 PM PDT · 3333 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.013km WSW of Toms Place, CASat, Aug 19, 7:58 PM PDT · 3333 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
10. 2.111 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Aug 19, 5:27 PM PDT · 3333 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
11. 2.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Aug 19, 5:26 PM PDT · 3333 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
12. 2.511 km WSW of Aspen Springs, CaliforniaSat, Aug 19, 5:26 PM PDT · 3333 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
13. 1.741km S of Qualeys Camp, NVSat, Aug 19, 6:41 AM PDT · 3334 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
14. 2.117km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Aug 19, 2:30 AM PDT · 3334 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
15. 1.514km WSW of Toms Place, CASat, Aug 19, 1:04 AM PDT · 3334 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
16. 2.314 km NNW of Benton, CaliforniaFri, Aug 18, 6:22 PM PDT · 3334 days ago · 6 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
17. 2.513 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CaliforniaFri, Aug 18, 8:44 AM PDT · 3335 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
18. 3.019 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaFri, Aug 18, 7:36 AM PDT · 3335 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
19. 2.33 km ESE of Topaz, CaliforniaThu, Aug 17, 3:28 PM PDT · 3336 days ago · -1 km deep · 58 km away
20. 1.821 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Aug 17, 12:13 PM PDT · 3336 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00601943 (also filed as nc72875160). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.