Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Thu, Jul 26, 2018, 12:48 AM PDT (07:48 UTC), 9 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-07-26 07:48:41 UTC
Depth
9.3 km (5.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.391° N, 118.904° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
63°
Stations used
30

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 28 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.114km W of Toms Place, CA · 2993 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  2. 2.420km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2993 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.19km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2993 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2993 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 2.29km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2993 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 2.09km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 2.09km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.49km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 3
  9. 3.09km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.99km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 1.59km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.89km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 1.59km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  15. 1.83 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 2992 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  16. 1.59km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2992 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  17. 1.79km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2991 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 1.79km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2991 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2991 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  20. 1.522 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2991 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  21. 2.414 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2990 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.519km SSE of Bodie, CA · 2989 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  23. 1.56km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2988 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  24. 1.813 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2986 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  25. 2.626 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2986 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  26. 2.130 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2984 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  27. 2.08 km ENE of Topaz, California · 2982 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
  28. 2.014 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
  29. 2.014 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  30. 2.114 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2980 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  31. 2.314 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2980 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  32. 2.06km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2980 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  33. 2.56km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2980 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 5
  34. 1.66km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2980 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  35. 1.514 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2980 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  36. 1.614 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2979 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  37. 2.16km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  38. 2.96km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 11
  39. 1.67km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  40. 2.06km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.67km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  42. 1.86km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  43. 1.57km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  44. 2.36km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 2.35 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2978 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 1.77km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2977 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  47. 3.321 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2976 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 9
  48. 1.520 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2976 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  49. 1.921 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2976 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  50. 1.513km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2974 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  51. 1.814 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2974 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  52. 1.516 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2972 days ago · 2 km deep · 14 km away
  53. 1.85km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2971 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  54. 1.615km SW of Bodie, CA · 2971 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  55. 2.35 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2971 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  56. 2.34km N of Markleeville, CA · 2971 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2965 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  58. 1.85km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2964 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  59. 1.75km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2964 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  60. 2.013km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2964 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away

The first 60 of 101.

Before

  1. 1.66km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2996 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.738km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 2999 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.717km SE of Bodie, CA · 3001 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.56km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3003 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 2.36km SE of Markleeville, CA · 3004 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.614km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3004 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.833 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3005 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 1.632 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 3005 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 2.714km 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 · 79 km away
  11. 1.614km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3007 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 3007 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, California · 3009 days ago · 14 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.524 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3009 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  15. 2.024 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3009 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.737 km S of Mina, Nevada · 3009 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  17. 1.935km E of Lee Vining, CA · 3010 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  18. 1.724 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3010 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.613km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3011 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.613km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3011 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00646708. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:17 PM UTC.