Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 30 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 30 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Tue, Oct 24, 2017, 9:24 AM PDT (16:24 UTC), 7 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-10-24 16:24:18 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.362° N, 118.901° 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
±0.15
Station coverage gap
55°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 194 in the 60 days after this one and 176 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.324 km NW of Benton, California · 3267 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.55 km SE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 3267 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3267 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.712 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3267 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.93 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3267 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.52 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3267 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 1.62 km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3267 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  8. 1.62 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3267 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.22 km E of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3267 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.63 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3267 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  11. 2.27 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3266 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.813 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3266 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.828 km E of Mono City, California · 3266 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.824 km NW of Benton, California · 3266 days ago · 1 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.912 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3266 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3265 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.924 km NW of Benton, California · 3265 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.812 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3265 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.69 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3265 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  20. 1.76 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3265 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  21. 1.76 km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3265 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away
  22. 2.023 km NW of Benton, California · 3264 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.94 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3264 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  24. 1.64 km SW of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3264 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  25. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3263 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  26. 1.76 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3263 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3263 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.523 km NW of Benton, California · 3263 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  29. 1.523 km NW of Benton, California · 3263 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  30. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 3263 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  31. 2.013 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3262 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  32. 1.812 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3261 days ago · -1 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.74 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3261 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  34. 2.44 km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3261 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.213 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3261 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.623 km NW of Benton, California · 3260 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  37. 1.823 km NW of Benton, California · 3260 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  38. 2.05 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 3260 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  39. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 3260 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  41. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 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 · 85 km away · felt by 1
  44. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  45. 2.410 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  46. 2.411 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.611 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  48. 3.010 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 4
  49. 1.510 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3259 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  50. 2.929 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 3259 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 28
  51. 1.62 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3259 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  52. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3258 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  53. 2.133 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3258 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  54. 3.333 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3258 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  55. 1.528 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 3258 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  56. 2.110 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3258 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  57. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3258 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  58. 2.411 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3258 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  59. 1.814 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3257 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  60. 2.37 km SSE of Markleeville, California · 3257 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 194.

Before

  1. 2.012 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3268 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.77 km WSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.313 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3268 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.115 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3268 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3268 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.623 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3269 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 2.512 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3269 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.2California-Nevada border region · 3269 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.85 km ESE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 3269 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  10. 2.612 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3269 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3269 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  12. 1.912 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3270 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 2.429 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 10 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.726 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.829 km ENE of Lee Vining, California · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.929 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3270 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 1.525 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.524 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3271 days ago · 5 km deep · 11 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00610364. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:53 AM UTC.