Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 11 km SW of Hiko, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 11 km SW of Hiko, Nevada on Tue, Dec 12, 2017, 11:34 PM PST (07:34 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 1 km W of Caliente, Nevada. 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
2017-12-13 07:34:03 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.519° N, 115.309° 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
±0.45
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.01 km W of Caliente, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 13 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 11
  2. 1.737 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3216 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.7Nevada · 3214 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.523 km WSW of Hiko, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away
  5. 2.042 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  6. 1.819 km W of Panaca, Nevada · 3205 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 1.849 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 3201 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 2.069 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 3195 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.854 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3193 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.657 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3190 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  11. 1.556 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.664 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3219 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.678 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 3219 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.58 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.250 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.418 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 3227 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.81 km W of Caliente, Nevada · 3228 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.943 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.939 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3236 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 1.828 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.631 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 3245 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  11. 2.135 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3247 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00615237. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:56 PM UTC.