Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 31 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 31 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada on Wed, Nov 15, 2017, 3:04 AM PST (11:04 UTC), 14 km (9 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
2017-11-15 11:04:26 UTC
Depth
14.2 km (8.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.563° N, 116.085° 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
±0.27
Station coverage gap
86°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.552 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  2. 1.828 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.633 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.524 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3237 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.943 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.418 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.846 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.838 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 2.250 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.58 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.678 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 3219 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  13. 1.664 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3218 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  14. 1.511 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  15. 1.737 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3216 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.523 km WSW of Hiko, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.627 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3200 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  18. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 3195 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.854 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3193 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
  20. 1.657 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3190 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away

Before

  1. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3250 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.632 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.645 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3264 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00612612. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC.