Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 29 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 29 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 10:42 AM PST (18:42 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 16km WSW 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
2017-12-12 18:42:08 UTC
Depth
8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.372° N, 118.898° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.21
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 118 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514km W of Toms Place, CA · 3217 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 1.68km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3216 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.413km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3216 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.525km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3215 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.28 km W of Mina, Nevada · 3214 days ago · 3 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.914km W of Toms Place, CA · 3214 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.64km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3213 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.64km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3213 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 3.010 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.710 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.910 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.226 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.625 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 3210 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.74km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3210 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.113km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3209 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.311km SE of Markleeville, CA · 3208 days ago · -1 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.811 km SE of Markleeville, California · 3208 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.710 km SE of Markleeville, California · 3208 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  19. 2.427 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3207 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.334 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3207 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.813km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3205 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 2.010 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3204 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 4
  23. 1.617km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3204 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  24. 1.623 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 3203 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  25. 1.720 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 3203 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  26. 1.83 km NW of Topaz, California · 3203 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  27. 2.314km W of Toms Place, CA · 3201 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  28. 2.514km W of Toms Place, CA · 3201 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  29. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CA · 3201 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.514km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3200 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  31. 2.013km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 2.114km W of Toms Place, CA · 3199 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.613km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3199 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  34. 3.014km W of Toms Place, CA · 3199 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  35. 2.214km W of Toms Place, CA · 3199 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.621km W of Lee Vining, CA · 3198 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  37. 2.127 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away
  38. 2.311km W of Toms Place, CA · 3197 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  39. 1.814km W of Toms Place, CA · 3197 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  40. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3196 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  41. 2.411km W of Toms Place, CA · 3196 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  42. 1.911km W of Toms Place, CA · 3196 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  43. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CA · 3195 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  44. 2.06km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3194 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.15km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3194 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  46. 1.76km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3194 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CA · 3193 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  48. 1.814km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3193 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  49. 2.111km W of Toms Place, CA · 3193 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 1.616km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3192 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  51. 2.013km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3191 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  52. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3190 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  53. 1.77km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3190 days ago · -1 km deep · 79 km away
  54. 2.517km ENE of Toms Place, CA · 3190 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CA · 3188 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
  56. 2.211km W of Toms Place, CA · 3188 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.726km SE of Bodie, CA · 3187 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  58. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 1.824 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  60. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3184 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away

The first 60 of 118.

Before

  1. 1.613km W of Toms Place, CA · 3219 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 1.527 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.920km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3220 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.012km W of Toms Place, CA · 3221 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 1.928 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.911km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.511km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.212km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.613km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.811km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 2.112km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 3.511km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 7
  13. 1.811km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  14. 1.712km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 2.012km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 3.511km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  17. 2.312km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 3.812km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 24
  19. 2.212km W of Toms Place, CA · 3222 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 3.712km W of Toms Place, CA · 3223 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 30

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00615156. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:05 AM UTC.