Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 24 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Thu, May 17, 2018, 12:06 PM PDT (19:06 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-05-17 19:06:00 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.425° N, 118.875° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
64°
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: 66 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 66.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00635611. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 10:39 PM UTC.