Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 37 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 37 km SSE of Silver Peak, Nevada on Sun, Nov 12, 2017, 8:48 PM PST (04:48 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 5 km SSE of Mesa, California. 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
2017-11-13 04:48:29 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.426° N, 117.548° 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
±0.43
Station coverage gap
99°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 25 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.73 km NW of Swall Meadows, California · 3247 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.04 km N of Round Valley, California · 3244 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 2.65 km SSE of Mesa, California · 3244 days ago · 13 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.633 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.524 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 3239 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.936 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3237 days ago · 14 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.78km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 3234 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.233 km ENE of Independence, California · 3232 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.533 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 1.533 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  11. 1.838 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.824km WSW of Wilkerson, CA · 3224 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.034 km NW of Beatty, Nevada · 3223 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.78km E of Wilkerson, CA · 3222 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  15. 1.565 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 3221 days ago · 6 km deep · 44 km away
  16. 1.62km ENE of West Bishop, CA · 3212 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 2.334 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3206 days ago · 10 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 2.252km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 3197 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away
  19. 2.24km SE of Big Pine, CA · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  20. 1.665 km ENE of Independence, California · 3196 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  21. 1.763 km ENE of Independence, California · 3196 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 3195 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.537km NE of Lone Pine, CA · 3191 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  24. 2.137km NE of Lone Pine, CA · 3191 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
  25. 1.65km NW of Round Valley, CA · 3191 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  26. 1.537 km NE of Lone Pine, California · 3190 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 2.517km ENE of Toms Place, CA · 3189 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away

Before

  1. 1.824 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · 3250 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.123 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
  3. 2.134 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3254 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 2.333 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3254 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 1.633 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3255 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.633 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3255 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.98 km NE of Mesa, California · 3256 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  8. 1.98 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  9. 2.9California-Nevada border region · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 2.59 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  11. 3.38 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 8
  12. 1.58 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  13. 2.78 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.78 km NE of Mesa, California · 3257 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.65 km WSW of West Bishop, California · 3257 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 3.333 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3258 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.133 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3258 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  18. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 3262 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.645 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3264 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.923 km NE of Independence, California · 3264 days ago · 11 km deep · 66 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00612313. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:25 PM UTC.