Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 28 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Sat, Jul 7, 2018, 9:41 AM PDT (16:41 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 21 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada. 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
2018-07-07 16:41:21 UTC
Depth
9.6 km (6.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.399° N, 118.906° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
67°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 101 in the 60 days after this one and 32 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.543km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 3010 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.724 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3010 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.935km E of Lee Vining, CA · 3009 days ago · 6 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 1.737 km S of Mina, Nevada · 3009 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.024 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3009 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  6. 1.524 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3009 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 3008 days ago · 14 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3007 days ago · 9 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.614km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3006 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  10. 1.65 km SE of Markleeville, California · 3006 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  11. 2.714km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3006 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.632 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3004 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 1.833 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3004 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.614km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3004 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 2.36km SE of Markleeville, CA · 3004 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.56km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3003 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 1.717km SE of Bodie, CA · 3001 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.738km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 2999 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  19. 1.66km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2996 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  20. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2993 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  21. 2.114km W of Toms Place, CA · 2993 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.420km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2992 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.19km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  25. 2.29km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 2.09km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  27. 2.09km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 2.49km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  29. 3.09km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  30. 1.99km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  31. 1.59km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  32. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  33. 1.89km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.59km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  35. 1.83 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 2992 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  36. 1.59km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.79km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2991 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 1.79km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2990 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2990 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.522 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2990 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  41. 2.414 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2990 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  42. 1.519km SSE of Bodie, CA · 2988 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  43. 1.56km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2988 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  44. 1.813 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2986 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  45. 2.626 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2985 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.130 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2983 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  47. 2.08 km ENE of Topaz, California · 2982 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  48. 2.014 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  49. 2.014 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  50. 2.114 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2980 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  51. 2.314 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2980 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 2.06km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  53. 2.56km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 5
  54. 1.66km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  55. 1.514 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2979 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 1.614 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2978 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  57. 2.16km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2978 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away
  58. 2.96km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2978 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 11
  59. 1.67km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2978 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  60. 2.06km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2978 days ago · 3 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.714km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3013 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3014 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.729 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3015 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.712km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3015 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.328 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3018 days ago · 17 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.228 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3020 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.623 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3024 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.212km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3024 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.723 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 3028 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.528 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3028 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.926 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3028 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  12. 1.629 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3028 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.513km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3029 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  14. 2.213km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3029 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.316km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3029 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  16. 2.124 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3029 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.527 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3032 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.128 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3032 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 2.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3034 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.524 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3034 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00643396. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:01 AM UTC.