Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 50 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 50 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada on Wed, Dec 13, 2017, 8:16 AM PST (16:16 UTC), 7 km (4 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-12-13 16:16:44 UTC
Depth
6.9 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.602° N, 116.264° 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
±0.32
Station coverage gap
71°
Stations used
27

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.737 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3216 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 2.627 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3200 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 3195 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.947 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.624 km ENE of Furnace Creek, California · 3181 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  6. 2.143km ENE of Trona, CA · 3164 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.343km ENE of Trona, CA · 3164 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.243km ENE of Trona, CA · 3164 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.250 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.838 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.839km NE of Trona, CA · 3226 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.846 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
  6. 1.533 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3228 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.319 km W of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3237 days ago · 10 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.828 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.552 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 1.640km NE of Trona, CA · 3241 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00615261. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:38 PM UTC.