M1.7 earthquake 20 km ENE of Mina, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Dec 27, 2017, 2:15 PM PST

UTC

2017-12-27 22:15:24 UTC

Depth

1.2 km (0.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.478° N, 117.897° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.25

Station coverage gap

88°

Stations used

12

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast64 kmE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast166 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast203 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast493 kmN

After

1. 2.127 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jan 3, 12:51 AM PST · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
2. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Jan 3, 1:09 PM PST · 3196 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, Jan 9, 8:13 PM PST · 3190 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
4. 1.726km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Jan 12, 10:10 PM PST · 3187 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.531 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Jan 14, 12:06 PM PST · 3185 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
6. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jan 14, 1:25 PM PST · 3185 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
7. 1.824 km W of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Jan 15, 11:06 AM PST · 3184 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
8. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jan 16, 1:00 AM PST · 3184 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.624 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Jan 17, 2:44 PM PST · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
10. 1.723 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaThu, Jan 18, 12:24 AM PST · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
11. 1.930 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Jan 18, 6:46 PM PST · 3181 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
12. 2.036 km WSW of Kingston, NevadaFri, Jan 19, 8:14 AM PST · 3180 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
13. 1.8California-Nevada border regionFri, Jan 19, 6:42 PM PST · 3180 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
14. 1.525 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Jan 19, 9:19 PM PST · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
15. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jan 21, 3:53 PM PST · 3178 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
16. 2.029 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jan 21, 6:49 PM PST · 3178 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
17. 1.825 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Jan 22, 11:33 AM PST · 3177 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
18. 1.627 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Jan 23, 2:52 AM PST · 3176 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Jan 23, 4:35 PM PST · 3176 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
20. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Jan 26, 4:59 AM PST · 3173 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
21. 1.660 km S of Kingston, NevadaThu, Feb 1, 4:29 PM PST · 3167 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
22. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Feb 2, 6:58 PM PST · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
23. 1.720km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Feb 2, 10:30 PM PST · 3166 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
24. 2.520km SE of Bodie, CASun, Feb 4, 5:30 AM PST · 3164 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
25. 1.619km SE of Bodie, CASun, Feb 4, 10:15 AM PST · 3164 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
26. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Feb 5, 10:59 AM PST · 3163 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
27. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Feb 5, 11:09 AM PST · 3163 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
28. 1.828 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Feb 5, 10:46 PM PST · 3163 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
29. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 6, 1:44 PM PST · 3162 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
30. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 6, 6:46 PM PST · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
31. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 2:13 AM PST · 3161 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
32. 2.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 5:39 AM PST · 3161 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
33. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 10:54 AM PST · 3161 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
34. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 5:56 PM PST · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
35. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Feb 7, 6:25 PM PST · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
36. 1.928 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Feb 8, 3:39 PM PST · 3160 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
37. 1.635 km E of Schurz, NevadaFri, Feb 9, 5:32 AM PST · 3159 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
38. 1.711 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Feb 9, 10:39 AM PST · 3159 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
39. 1.520 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, Feb 12, 4:48 AM PST · 3156 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
40. 1.638km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NVWed, Feb 14, 12:34 AM PST · 3155 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
41. 1.65 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Feb 14, 8:40 AM PST · 3154 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
42. 1.535 km SW of Mina, NevadaThu, Feb 15, 11:46 AM PST · 3153 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
43. 2.818 km WSW of Mina, NevadaSat, Feb 17, 6:45 AM PST · 3151 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 9
44. 2.039km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NVWed, Feb 21, 8:13 AM PST · 3147 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away

Before

1. 1.623 km ENE of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Dec 27, 1:29 PM PST · 3203 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
2. 2.334 km N of Dyer, NevadaSun, Dec 24, 10:05 AM PST · 3206 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
3. 2.427 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSat, Dec 23, 12:40 PM PST · 3207 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
4. 1.625 km SW of Mina, NevadaWed, Dec 20, 11:53 AM PST · 3210 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
5. 2.226 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Dec 20, 1:00 AM PST · 3211 days ago · 13 km deep · 87 km away
6. 2.28 km W of Mina, NevadaSat, Dec 16, 2:31 PM PST · 3214 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
7. 2.029 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Dec 12, 10:42 AM PST · 3218 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
8. 1.527 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaMon, Dec 11, 8:31 AM PST · 3219 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
9. 1.928 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Dec 9, 7:01 PM PST · 3221 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
10. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Dec 7, 12:20 PM PST · 3223 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
11. 2.021 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Dec 1, 11:18 AM PST · 3229 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
12. 1.840km NNE of Toms Place, CAFri, Dec 1, 3:55 AM PST · 3229 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.533 km N of Dyer, NevadaFri, Dec 1, 12:48 AM PST · 3230 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00616523. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:01 PM UTC.