Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 27 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 8:05 PM PST (04:05 UTC), 12 km (7 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
2017-11-15 04:05:12 UTC
Depth
11.5 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.411° N, 118.909° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
82°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 145 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.711 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3246 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.64 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3245 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 2.210 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3245 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3245 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 3245 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 2.03 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 2.93 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.53 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
  9. 2.04 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3244 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 2.031 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  12. 2.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3243 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 3
  13. 2.210 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3243 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3243 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.514 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3242 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away
  16. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3242 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.611 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3241 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.911 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3240 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  19. 1.517km SE of Bodie, CA · 3240 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 1.617km SE of Bodie, CA · 3240 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 1.525 km ENE of Mono City, California · 3240 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 2.026 km ENE of Mono City, California · 3240 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  23. 1.527 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  24. 1.916 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 3239 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3238 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3236 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.113km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3236 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  28. 1.74 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3236 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.811km W of Toms Place, CA · 3235 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  30. 1.55 km WSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 3235 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.513km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3233 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.533 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3230 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  33. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 3230 days ago · 3 km deep · 64 km away
  34. 2.021 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3230 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  35. 1.513km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3228 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  36. 2.710 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3225 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 5
  37. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3224 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  38. 2.013km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3223 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  39. 3.712km W of Toms Place, CA · 3223 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 30
  40. 2.212km W of Toms Place, CA · 3223 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  41. 3.812km W of Toms Place, CA · 3223 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 24
  42. 2.312km W of Toms Place, CA · 3223 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 3.511km W of Toms Place, CA · 3223 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 2.012km W of Toms Place, CA · 3223 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  45. 1.712km W of Toms Place, CA · 3223 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  46. 1.811km W of Toms Place, CA · 3223 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  47. 3.511km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 7
  48. 2.112km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  49. 1.811km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  50. 1.613km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  51. 2.212km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  52. 1.511km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  53. 1.911km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.928 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  55. 2.012km W of Toms Place, CA · 3221 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  56. 1.920km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3220 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  57. 1.527 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  58. 1.613km W of Toms Place, CA · 3219 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  59. 2.029 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3219 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.514km W of Toms Place, CA · 3218 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away

The first 60 of 113.

Before

  1. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 3247 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3247 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.56 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3247 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.511 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3247 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3248 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3248 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3248 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 2.927 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.129 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3249 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3249 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.911 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3249 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.76 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3249 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.59 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3249 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.011 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3250 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.614 km SE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3250 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.510 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 3251 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  17. 1.610 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3251 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  18. 1.824 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  19. 2.511 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3251 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.818 km S of Markleeville, California · 3251 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00612586. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.