Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 29 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Thu, Dec 7, 2017, 12:20 PM PST (20:20 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-12-07 20:20:38 UTC
Depth
7.8 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.385° N, 118.911° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 119 in the 60 days after this one and 77 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.013km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3223 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 3.712km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 30
  3. 2.212km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 3.812km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 24
  5. 2.312km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 3.511km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.012km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.712km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.811km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 3.511km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 7
  11. 2.112km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 1.811km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.613km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
  14. 2.212km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.511km W of Toms Place, CA · 3221 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.911km W of Toms Place, CA · 3221 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.928 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  18. 2.012km W of Toms Place, CA · 3221 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  19. 1.920km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3220 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.527 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3219 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  21. 1.613km W of Toms Place, CA · 3219 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 2.029 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.514km W of Toms Place, CA · 3217 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  24. 1.68km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3216 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  25. 2.413km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3216 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.525km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3214 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 2.28 km W of Mina, Nevada · 3214 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  28. 1.914km W of Toms Place, CA · 3214 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  29. 1.64km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3213 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  30. 1.64km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3213 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  31. 3.010 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.710 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  33. 1.910 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  34. 2.226 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 1.625 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 3210 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  36. 1.74km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3210 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 2.113km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3208 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.311km SE of Markleeville, CA · 3207 days ago · -1 km deep · 74 km away
  39. 1.811 km SE of Markleeville, California · 3207 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  40. 1.710 km SE of Markleeville, California · 3207 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  41. 2.427 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3207 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  42. 2.334 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3206 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
  43. 1.813km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3204 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  44. 2.010 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3204 days ago · 3 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 4
  45. 1.623 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3203 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  46. 1.720 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 3203 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  47. 1.83 km NW of Topaz, California · 3203 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  48. 2.314km W of Toms Place, CA · 3200 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  49. 2.514km W of Toms Place, CA · 3200 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CA · 3200 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  51. 1.514km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3200 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  52. 2.013km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  53. 2.114km W of Toms Place, CA · 3199 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.613km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  55. 3.014km W of Toms Place, CA · 3198 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  56. 2.214km W of Toms Place, CA · 3198 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  57. 1.621km W of Lee Vining, CA · 3198 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  58. 2.127 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  59. 2.311km W of Toms Place, CA · 3196 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  60. 1.814km W of Toms Place, CA · 3196 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 119.

Before

  1. 2.710 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3225 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  2. 1.513km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3227 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  3. 2.021 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 3229 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.533 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3230 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.616km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3230 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.513km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3233 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.55 km WSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 3234 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  9. 1.811km W of Toms Place, CA · 3234 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.74 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3235 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.113km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3236 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3236 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.810 km WNW of Aspen Springs, California · 3238 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  14. 1.916 km NNW of Bridgeport, California · 3238 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.527 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 13 km away
  16. 2.026 km ENE of Mono City, California · 3239 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  17. 1.525 km ENE of Mono City, California · 3239 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.617km SE of Bodie, CA · 3239 days ago · 12 km deep · 31 km away
  19. 1.517km SE of Bodie, CA · 3239 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.911 km S of Mammoth Lakes, California · 3240 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00614580. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:04 PM UTC.