Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 11 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada on Tue, Nov 14, 2017, 7:37 AM PST (15:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 10 km N of Schurz, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-11-14 15:37:35 UTC
Depth
9.5 km (5.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.605° N, 119.414° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.56 km S of Floriston, California · 3240 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.86 km S of Floriston, California · 3240 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.54 km ESE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.38 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 3235 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 2
  5. 1.83 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 3232 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.83 km NW of Sparks, Nevada · 3232 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  7. 2.71 km NNE of Beckwourth, California · 3232 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 8
  8. 1.623 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 3232 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.65 km SSE of Floriston, California · 3228 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  10. 1.93 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 3227 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.710 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3225 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.93 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 3221 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  13. 3.010 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.710 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  15. 1.910 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 2.010 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 3204 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  17. 1.56 km NNE of Mogul, Nevada · 3193 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
  18. 1.5Nevada · 3193 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  19. 1.59km NNW of Loyalton, CA · 3192 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.815 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.915 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 3191 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.114km NNE of Lake Davis, CA · 3189 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.611 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  24. 1.612 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 2.011 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 3
  26. 1.812 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.911 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 2.012 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 9
  29. 1.611 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
  30. 1.812 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
  31. 2.612 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 59
  32. 1.531 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 8 km deep · 71 km away
  33. 2.412 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3187 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 9
  34. 1.512 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3187 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  35. 1.613 km NE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 3187 days ago · 12 km deep · 23 km away

Before

  1. 2.44 km W of Calpine, California · 3252 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.85 km ESE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 3269 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.915 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 3272 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.62 km WSW of Sattley, California · 3272 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00612454. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:54 AM UTC.