Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 21 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 21 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Sat, Aug 11, 2018, 11:25 PM PDT (06:25 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 11km W of Toms Place, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-08-12 06:25:50 UTC
Depth
11.4 km (7.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.439° N, 118.843° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
59°
Stations used
37

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 58 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.932 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2976 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.513km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2974 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.814 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2974 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.516 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2972 days ago · 2 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.85km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2971 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 1.615km SW of Bodie, CA · 2971 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  7. 2.35 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2971 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.34km N of Markleeville, CA · 2971 days ago · -2 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2965 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.85km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2964 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  11. 1.75km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2964 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  12. 2.013km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2964 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.614km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2964 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.711 km SE of Smith Valley, Nevada · 2963 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.129 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2962 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  16. 1.76km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2961 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  17. 2.714km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2961 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.535km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2960 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  19. 1.723 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 2960 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  20. 2.811km W of Toms Place, CA · 2958 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  21. 2.010km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2958 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  22. 1.810km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2958 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away
  23. 1.523 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2958 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 2.713km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2958 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  25. 1.813km W of Toms Place, CA · 2958 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.85 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2957 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  27. 1.89km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2957 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  28. 2.29km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2957 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  29. 1.59km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2957 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  30. 1.713km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 2957 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.536km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2956 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  32. 1.63km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2956 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  33. 2.33km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2955 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  34. 1.814km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2952 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.530 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2952 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  36. 1.923km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2948 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  37. 2.133 km NNE of Benton, California · 2948 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 2
  38. 1.512 km SSW of Bridgeport, California · 2947 days ago · 13 km deep · 49 km away
  39. 2.117 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2944 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  40. 1.814 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2943 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
  41. 2.07 km S of Carter Springs, Nevada · 2942 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  42. 1.84km NE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2942 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
  43. 2.514km W of Toms Place, CA · 2941 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  44. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 2940 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  45. 2.028 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2940 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  46. 2.74km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2940 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  47. 2.410 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2939 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  48. 1.536 km ENE of Mina, Nevada · 2938 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  49. 1.719 km E of Walker, California · 2938 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  50. 1.65km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2938 days ago · -3 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.339km N of Toms Place, CA · 2936 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  52. 1.74km ENE of Toms Place, CA · 2935 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 1.54km NE of Toms Place, CA · 2935 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  54. 2.56km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2931 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  55. 2.26km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2931 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
  56. 1.617km S of Bridgeport, CA · 2930 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
  57. 1.611km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2929 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  58. 1.96 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 2926 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
  59. 2.428 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2926 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
  60. 1.612km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2925 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away

The first 60 of 66.

Before

  1. 1.520 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2976 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 3.321 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2976 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 9
  3. 1.77km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2977 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  4. 2.35 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2979 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 2.36km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.57km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.86km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 1.67km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.06km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.67km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 2.96km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 11
  12. 2.16km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2979 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.614 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2979 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.514 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2980 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away
  15. 1.66km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2980 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 2.56km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2980 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 5
  17. 2.06km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2980 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away
  18. 2.314 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2980 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
  19. 2.114 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2980 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  20. 2.014 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00649943. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:39 PM UTC.