M1.5 earthquake 23 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, Mar 12, 2018, 8:32 AM PDT

UTC

2018-03-12 15:32:55 UTC

Depth

7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.581° N, 118.363° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Station coverage gap

51°

Stations used

23

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast24 kmENE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast124 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast164 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast504 kmN

After

1. 2.322 km WNW of Mina, NevadaMon, Mar 12, 9:44 PM PDT · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.814 km SE of Schurz, NevadaWed, Mar 14, 9:24 PM PDT · 3126 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
3. 2.126km SE of Bodie, CASun, Mar 18, 6:43 AM PDT · 3123 days ago · 3 km deep · 71 km away
4. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Mar 19, 11:31 AM PDT · 3121 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
5. 1.613 km ENE of Yerington, NevadaWed, Mar 21, 10:18 PM PDT · 3119 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.623 km E of Mina, NevadaSat, Mar 24, 2:23 AM PDT · 3117 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
7. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Mar 26, 9:44 AM PDT · 3114 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
8. 1.522 km E of Mina, NevadaTue, Mar 27, 7:01 AM PDT · 3114 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
9. 2.329 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Mar 28, 7:10 AM PDT · 3113 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
10. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Mar 28, 4:22 PM PDT · 3112 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
11. 2.028 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Mar 29, 12:37 AM PDT · 3112 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
12. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Mar 31, 3:31 PM PDT · 3109 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
13. 1.520km SSE of Bodie, CASat, Mar 31, 3:33 PM PDT · 3109 days ago · 3 km deep · 75 km away
14. 1.716 km SSE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Apr 2, 1:20 AM PDT · 3108 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
15. 1.719km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Apr 2, 1:25 PM PDT · 3107 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
16. 1.924 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Apr 2, 8:58 PM PDT · 3107 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
17. 3.027 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 3, 5:16 PM PDT · 3106 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 3
18. 2.326 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 3, 5:17 PM PDT · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
19. 1.723 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Apr 4, 10:57 AM PDT · 3105 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
20. 2.123 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Apr 4, 10:59 AM PDT · 3105 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
21. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Apr 5, 10:30 AM PDT · 3104 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
22. 1.735 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Apr 8, 3:39 AM PDT · 3102 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
23. 1.924 km W of Mina, NevadaSun, Apr 8, 4:19 AM PDT · 3102 days ago · 6 km deep · 22 km away
24. 1.58 km W of Mina, NevadaMon, Apr 9, 4:20 AM PDT · 3101 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
25. 1.519km ENE of Lee Vining, CAThu, Apr 12, 1:01 AM PDT · 3098 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
26. 1.626 km ENE of Mina, NevadaThu, Apr 12, 3:33 AM PDT · 3098 days ago · 2 km deep · 48 km away
27. 2.039 km S of Mina, NevadaThu, Apr 12, 3:02 PM PDT · 3097 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away
28. 1.827 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Apr 13, 6:07 AM PDT · 3097 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
29. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Apr 13, 6:36 PM PDT · 3096 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
30. 2.228 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Apr 14, 4:41 AM PDT · 3096 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
31. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Apr 15, 1:54 PM PDT · 3094 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
32. 1.939 km N of Dyer, NevadaMon, Apr 16, 10:38 PM PDT · 3093 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
33. 2.727 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 17, 9:41 AM PDT · 3092 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 2
34. 1.711 km NW of Mina, NevadaTue, Apr 17, 9:48 AM PDT · 3092 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
35. 1.827 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 17, 11:27 AM PDT · 3092 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
36. 1.727 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Apr 17, 3:10 PM PDT · 3092 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
37. 1.728 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Apr 20, 7:57 PM PDT · 3089 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
38. 1.827 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Apr 21, 5:49 PM PDT · 3088 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
39. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Apr 22, 9:55 PM PDT · 3087 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
40. 1.613 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Apr 23, 2:05 PM PDT · 3086 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
41. 1.712 km ENE of Mina, NevadaWed, Apr 25, 9:20 AM PDT · 3084 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
42. 2.321km SE of Bodie, CASun, Apr 29, 5:16 AM PDT · 3081 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
43. 1.821km SE of Bodie, CASun, Apr 29, 5:50 AM PDT · 3081 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
44. 1.521km SE of Bodie, CASun, Apr 29, 7:29 AM PDT · 3081 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
45. 2.229 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, May 1, 1:13 AM PDT · 3079 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
46. 1.610 km NNW of Mina, NevadaFri, May 4, 2:07 PM PDT · 3075 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
47. 2.924 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, May 6, 8:52 PM PDT · 3073 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 5
48. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, May 10, 12:04 AM PDT · 3070 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away

Before

1. 2.024km ENE of Lee Vining, CATue, Mar 6, 11:37 AM PST · 3134 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
2. 1.513 km NW of Mina, NevadaTue, Mar 6, 4:38 AM PST · 3135 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
3. 1.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 7:29 PM PST · 3135 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
4. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 7:25 PM PST · 3135 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
5. 1.529 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Mar 5, 12:09 AM PST · 3136 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
6. 1.71 km NNW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Mar 4, 4:30 PM PST · 3136 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
7. 1.619 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Mar 3, 10:17 AM PST · 3137 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
8. 1.830 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Mar 2, 7:31 PM PST · 3138 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away
9. 2.130 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Mar 2, 7:23 PM PST · 3138 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
10. 1.68 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Feb 28, 2:42 AM PST · 3141 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
11. 1.58 km N of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Feb 27, 2:29 PM PST · 3141 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
12. 2.039km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NVWed, Feb 21, 8:13 AM PST · 3147 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
13. 2.818 km WSW of Mina, NevadaSat, Feb 17, 6:45 AM PST · 3152 days ago · 10 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 9
14. 1.535 km SW of Mina, NevadaThu, Feb 15, 11:46 AM PST · 3153 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
15. 1.65 km NNW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Feb 14, 8:40 AM PST · 3154 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
16. 1.638km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NVWed, Feb 14, 12:34 AM PST · 3155 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
17. 1.520 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, Feb 12, 4:48 AM PST · 3157 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00625633. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:24 AM UTC.