Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 29 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Sat, Oct 21, 2017, 12:26 PM PDT (19:26 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 12km W of Toms Place, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-10-21 19:26:25 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.410° N, 118.931° 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
±0.32
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 173 in the 60 days after this one and 156 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.829 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.726 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 2.429 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.85 km ESE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 3269 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.623 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.77 km WSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
  9. 1.630 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3267 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.324 km NW of Benton, California · 3267 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.55 km SE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 3267 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3267 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3267 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.62 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3267 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  15. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3267 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 2.22 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3267 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3267 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.27 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3266 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.828 km E of Mono City, California · 3266 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  20. 1.824 km NW of Benton, California · 3266 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  21. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3265 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.924 km NW of Benton, California · 3265 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.76 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3265 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.76 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3265 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away
  25. 2.023 km NW of Benton, California · 3264 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  26. 1.94 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3264 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  27. 1.64 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3264 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3263 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  29. 1.76 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3263 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3263 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 1.523 km NW of Benton, California · 3263 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  32. 1.523 km NW of Benton, California · 3263 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 3262 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  34. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3261 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  35. 2.44 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3261 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.623 km NW of Benton, California · 3260 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  37. 1.823 km NW of Benton, California · 3260 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  38. 2.05 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 3260 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  39. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  40. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 3260 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  42. 1.525 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3259 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  43. 3.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  45. 2.410 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  46. 2.411 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.611 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  48. 3.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 4
  49. 1.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  50. 2.929 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 3258 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 28
  51. 1.62 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3258 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3258 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  53. 2.133 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3258 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 3.333 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3258 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.528 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 3258 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  56. 2.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3258 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3258 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  58. 2.411 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3258 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.37 km SSE of Markleeville, California · 3257 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  60. 3.16 km W of Coleville, California · 3257 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 8

The first 60 of 173.

Before

  1. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.524 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 2.025 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.625 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  7. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  9. 1.526 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  10. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.526 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.024 km NW of Benton, California · 3271 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 1.626 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.726 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 1.526 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  18. 1.67 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 14 km deep · 23 km away
  19. 1.923 km NW of Benton, California · 3272 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.738 km ENE of Mono City, California · 3272 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00610068. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:05 AM UTC.