Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Tue, Feb 6, 2018, 1:44 PM PST (21:44 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 27 km SSE of Hawthorne, 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
2018-02-06 21:44:22 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.397° 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
±0.15
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 51 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 2.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  5. 1.913km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3161 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 23 km away
  8. 1.928 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3160 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.012km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3160 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 4
  10. 1.635 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.711 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3159 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.612km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3156 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.613km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3156 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.014km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3155 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.638km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 3155 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 1.535 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 3153 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 2.312km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3152 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.811km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3152 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.818 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 3152 days ago · 10 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 9
  20. 2.09km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3151 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.62km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3150 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.56km WSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3150 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  23. 1.714km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3149 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.039km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 3147 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  25. 2.57km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 3145 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.510km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3144 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 2.313km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  28. 2.110km W of Toms Place, CA · 3143 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  29. 1.710km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3142 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 2.112km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3142 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  31. 1.78km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3142 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  32. 2.318km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3142 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.58 km N of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3141 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  34. 1.68 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3141 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 2.014km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3140 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  36. 1.614km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3140 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  37. 1.914km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3138 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 2.130 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3138 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  39. 1.830 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3138 days ago · 11 km deep · 5 km away
  40. 1.619 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3137 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  41. 2.218km W of Bridgeport, CA · 3137 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.818km W of Bridgeport, CA · 3137 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  43. 1.59km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.69km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  45. 1.89km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  48. 2.29km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
  49. 1.71 km NNW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3136 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  50. 1.529 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3136 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  51. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3135 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  52. 1.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3135 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 1.513 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 3135 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  54. 2.024km ENE of Lee Vining, CA · 3134 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  55. 1.711km W of Toms Place, CA · 3134 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  56. 1.83km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3134 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  57. 2.05km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3131 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
  58. 1.523 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3129 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.322 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  60. 1.814 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 3126 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3163 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.810km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3163 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.828 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3163 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CA · 3163 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CA · 3163 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 2.54km S of Toms Place, CA · 3164 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.914km W of Toms Place, CA · 3164 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.619km SE of Bodie, CA · 3164 days ago · 4 km deep · 36 km away
  9. 2.520km SE of Bodie, CA · 3165 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.012km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3165 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 2.213km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3166 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.013km S of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3166 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.24km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3166 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.720km SE of Bodie, CA · 3166 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  15. 1.61 km SW of Walker, California · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 1.99km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3170 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  17. 1.613km W of Toms Place, CA · 3170 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.619 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.615km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3171 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  20. 1.84km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3171 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00620903. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:39 AM UTC.