Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 29 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Sun, Jan 21, 2018, 6:49 PM PST (02:49 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 12km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-01-22 02:49:05 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.389° N, 118.915° 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
±0.36
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 128 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.510km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3178 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.825 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3178 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.76km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3177 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.627 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3177 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3176 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.512km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3176 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 2.714km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3174 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 2.211 km W of Aspen Springs, California · 3174 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 2.014km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3174 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.94km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3172 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 2.24km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3172 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.84km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3172 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.615km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3171 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.619 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 3171 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  15. 1.613km W of Toms Place, CA · 3171 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 1.99km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3170 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.61 km SW of Walker, California · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  18. 1.720km SE of Bodie, CA · 3166 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.24km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3166 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 2.013km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3166 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 2.213km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3166 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 2
  22. 2.012km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3165 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  23. 2.520km SE of Bodie, CA · 3165 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  24. 1.619km SE of Bodie, CA · 3165 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  25. 1.914km W of Toms Place, CA · 3165 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  26. 2.54km S of Toms Place, CA · 3164 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CA · 3164 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  28. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CA · 3164 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 1.828 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3163 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.810km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3163 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3163 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  32. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3163 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  33. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  34. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  35. 2.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  37. 1.913km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3162 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  38. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 23 km away
  39. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  40. 1.928 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3160 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  41. 2.012km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3160 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  42. 1.635 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.711 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3160 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
  44. 1.612km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3157 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  45. 1.613km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3156 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  46. 2.014km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3156 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.638km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 3155 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  48. 1.535 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 3154 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 2.312km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3152 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.811km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3152 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  51. 2.818 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 3152 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 9
  52. 2.09km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3151 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  53. 1.62km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3151 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  54. 1.56km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3150 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  55. 1.714km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3150 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  56. 2.039km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 3148 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  57. 2.57km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 3145 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  58. 1.510km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3144 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  59. 2.313km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3144 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.110km W of Toms Place, CA · 3143 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away

The first 60 of 128.

Before

  1. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3178 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.914km W of Toms Place, CA · 3179 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 1.66 km SE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 3180 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.525 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3180 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 3180 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.930 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3181 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 2.16km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3182 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.514km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3182 days ago · -2 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 3.116km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3184 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 13
  10. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3184 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.824 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3186 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.726km SE of Bodie, CA · 3187 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 2.211km W of Toms Place, CA · 3188 days ago · 2 km deep · 94 km away
  15. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CA · 3188 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  16. 2.517km ENE of Toms Place, CA · 3190 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.77km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3190 days ago · -1 km deep · 81 km away
  18. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3190 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 2.013km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3192 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.616km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3192 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00619059. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:58 AM UTC.