Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 29 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Fri, Apr 13, 2018, 6:36 PM PDT (01:36 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 21km SE of Bodie, CA. 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
2018-04-14 01:36:09 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.395° 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
±0.17
Station coverage gap
76°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 75 in the 60 days after this one and 59 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.228 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3095 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.95km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3095 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3094 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.939 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3093 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.727 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3092 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.711 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 3092 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.827 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3092 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.727 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3092 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
  9. 1.728 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3089 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.98km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3088 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.827 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3088 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  12. 1.910km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3087 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.710km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3087 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  14. 1.510km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3087 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 2.010km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3087 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.610km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3087 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  17. 1.810km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3087 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.610km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3087 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  19. 1.610km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3087 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 2.510km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3087 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  21. 1.510km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3087 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  22. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3087 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  23. 1.613 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3086 days ago · 8 km deep · 23 km away
  24. 1.710km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3086 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 1.98km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3085 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  26. 1.78km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3085 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.712 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 3084 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  28. 2.021km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3081 days ago · 19 km deep · 94 km away
  29. 1.64 km WNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 3081 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
  30. 2.321km SE of Bodie, CA · 3080 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  31. 1.821km SE of Bodie, CA · 3080 days ago · 3 km deep · 35 km away
  32. 1.521km SE of Bodie, CA · 3080 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  33. 1.74km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3080 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  34. 1.94km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3080 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3080 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  36. 2.229 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3079 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  37. 2.210km W of Toms Place, CA · 3076 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 3
  38. 1.711km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3075 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  39. 1.610 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 3075 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  40. 2.924 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3073 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 5
  41. 1.913km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3073 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  42. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3070 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  43. 2.211km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3070 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  44. 1.630 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3066 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  45. 2.115km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3066 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  46. 1.55 km WNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 3066 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  47. 1.510km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3065 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  48. 1.611km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3065 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  49. 1.823 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3063 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  50. 1.65 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 3063 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  51. 1.99km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3062 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  52. 2.024 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3062 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.224 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3061 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.78km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3060 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  55. 2.12km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3050 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  56. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 3049 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  57. 3.021km SE of Bodie, CA · 3049 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.521km SE of Bodie, CA · 3049 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.821km SE of Bodie, CA · 3049 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  60. 1.521km SE of Bodie, CA · 3048 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away

The first 60 of 75.

Before

  1. 1.827 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3096 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.039 km S of Mina, Nevada · 3097 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  3. 1.626 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 3098 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.519km ENE of Lee Vining, CA · 3098 days ago · 2 km deep · 42 km away
  5. 1.58 km W of Mina, Nevada · 3100 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 1.924 km W of Mina, Nevada · 3101 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  7. 1.521km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 3102 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3104 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.816km E of Markleeville, CA · 3105 days ago · -2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 7
  10. 1.67km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3105 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 2.326 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3106 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 3.027 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3106 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.719km SE of Bodie, CA · 3107 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.716 km SSE of Schurz, Nevada · 3108 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 1.520km SSE of Bodie, CA · 3109 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  16. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3109 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 2.028 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3112 days ago · 7 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3112 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.329 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3112 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.522 km E of Mina, Nevada · 3113 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00630346. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.