Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 31 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 31 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Fri, Nov 17, 2017, 2:58 PM PST (22:58 UTC), 11 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-11-17 22:58:46 UTC
Depth
10.6 km (6.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.252° N, 118.710° 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
±0.40
Station coverage gap
83°
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: 126 in the 60 days after this one and 191 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3243 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.613 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3243 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.112 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3243 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  4. 1.618 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3243 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 2.711 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3242 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.210 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3242 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
  7. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3242 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.712 km WSW of Aspen Springs, California · 3242 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.514 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3242 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3241 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  11. 1.611 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  12. 1.713 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3240 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 1.614km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3240 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.911 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3240 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.517km SE of Bodie, CA · 3239 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  16. 1.617km SE of Bodie, CA · 3239 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.525 km ENE of Mono City, California · 3239 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  18. 2.026 km ENE of Mono City, California · 3239 days ago · 6 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.527 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  20. 1.916 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 3238 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3238 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  22. 1.517km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3236 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3236 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  24. 2.113km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3236 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.74 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3235 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  26. 1.811km W of Toms Place, CA · 3234 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.55 km WSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 3234 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  28. 1.513km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3233 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.617km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3232 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.616km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3230 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.533 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3230 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  32. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 3229 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  33. 2.021 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  34. 1.513km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3227 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  35. 1.818km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3225 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  36. 2.710 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3224 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  37. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3223 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  38. 2.013km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3223 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  39. 3.712km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 30
  40. 2.212km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  41. 3.812km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 24
  42. 2.312km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  43. 3.511km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  44. 2.012km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  45. 1.712km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  46. 1.811km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  47. 3.511km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 7
  48. 2.112km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  49. 1.811km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  50. 1.613km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  51. 2.212km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.511km W of Toms Place, CA · 3221 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  53. 1.911km W of Toms Place, CA · 3221 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  54. 1.928 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  55. 2.012km W of Toms Place, CA · 3220 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  56. 1.920km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3220 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  57. 1.527 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3219 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  58. 1.613km W of Toms Place, CA · 3219 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  59. 2.029 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.514km W of Toms Place, CA · 3217 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

The first 60 of 126.

Before

  1. 1.913 km SW of Aspen Springs, California · 3243 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  2. 1.811 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3243 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.04 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.53 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 2.93 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.03 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3244 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.510 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 3244 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
  8. 2.65 km SSE of Mesa, California · 3244 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.04 km N of Round Valley, California · 3244 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3244 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 2.210 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3244 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  12. 1.64 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3245 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  13. 1.711 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3245 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3246 days ago · 12 km deep · 25 km away
  15. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 3246 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 1.619 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3246 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  17. 1.710 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3246 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  18. 1.56 km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3246 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away
  19. 1.511 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3247 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  20. 1.910 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3247 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00612862. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:27 PM UTC.