Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 19 km W of Indian Springs, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 19 km W of Indian Springs, Nevada on Thu, Nov 23, 2017, 2:55 AM PST (10:55 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 27 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-11-23 10:55:57 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.593° N, 115.884° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
31°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.846 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3227 days ago · 9 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 2.250 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.650 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.737 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 2.042 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.627 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3201 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 3196 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  8. 1.947 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.624 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away

Before

  1. 1.828 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.552 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 3241 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3249 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3250 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  5. 1.632 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.021 km NNW of Furnace Creek, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  8. 1.751 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3260 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.714 km WSW of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 3267 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00613402. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.