Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake 24 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck 24 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Fri, May 18, 2018, 4:44 AM PDT (11:44 UTC), 9 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
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-05-18 11:44:08 UTC
Depth
8.8 km (5.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.425° N, 118.874° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.26
Station coverage gap
48°
Stations used
33

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 65 in the 60 days after this one and 43 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.78km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3060 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.12km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3050 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.540km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 3049 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 3.021km SE of Bodie, CA · 3049 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.521km SE of Bodie, CA · 3049 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 1.821km SE of Bodie, CA · 3049 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  7. 1.521km SE of Bodie, CA · 3048 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.84km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3047 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.94km WNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3047 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
  10. 1.613km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3047 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.628 km NNW of Dyer, Nevada · 3047 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.732 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 3047 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  13. 1.613km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3046 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.62 km NNW of Mesa Vista, California · 3045 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.928 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3045 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  16. 2.613km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3042 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  17. 2.54km N of Mesa Vista, CA · 3040 days ago · -2 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.52 km NNW of Mesa Vista, California · 3039 days ago · 12 km deep · 93 km away
  19. 1.52 km NNW of Mesa Vista, California · 3038 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 1.613km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3037 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  21. 1.513km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3037 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  22. 2.213km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3037 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  23. 1.813km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3036 days ago · 3 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.630 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3036 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  25. 1.821 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3036 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  26. 1.51km NNW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3035 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  27. 1.59 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3035 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  28. 1.524 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3035 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  29. 1.524 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3034 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3034 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 1
  31. 1.625 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3033 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  32. 2.128 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3032 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 1.527 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3032 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  34. 2.124 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3029 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  35. 2.316km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3029 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  36. 2.213km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3029 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.513km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3029 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  38. 1.629 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3028 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
  39. 1.926 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3028 days ago · 2 km deep · 11 km away
  40. 1.528 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3028 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  41. 1.723 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 3028 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  42. 2.212km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3024 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.623 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3023 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  44. 2.228 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3020 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  45. 2.328 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3018 days ago · 17 km deep · 4 km away
  46. 1.729 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3015 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  47. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3014 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  48. 1.714km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3013 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  49. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3011 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  50. 1.543km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 3010 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  51. 1.724 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3010 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  52. 1.935km E of Lee Vining, CA · 3009 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.737 km S of Mina, Nevada · 3009 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  54. 2.024 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3008 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
  55. 1.524 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3008 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  56. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3007 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  57. 1.614km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3006 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  58. 1.65 km SE of Markleeville, California · 3006 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  59. 2.714km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3006 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  60. 2.034 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3004 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away

The first 60 of 65.

Before

  1. 2.024 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3062 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.65 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 3063 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  3. 1.823 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3063 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.611km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3065 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.510km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3065 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.55 km WNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 3066 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.115km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3066 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.630 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3066 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  9. 2.211km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3070 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3070 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 1.913km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3073 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  12. 2.924 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3073 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 5
  13. 1.610 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 3075 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.711km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3075 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.210km W of Toms Place, CA · 3077 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
  16. 2.229 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3079 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3080 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.94km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3080 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  19. 1.74km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3080 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  20. 1.521km SE of Bodie, CA · 3080 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00635789 (also filed as nc73017470). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:37 PM UTC.