M1.8 earthquake 14 km NNE of Hawthorne, Nevada

Magnitude

1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Tue, Aug 14, 2018, 8:44 AM PDT

UTC

2018-08-14 15:44:48 UTC

Depth

7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.638° N, 118.551° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.36

Station coverage gap

57°

Stations used

29

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast14 kmNNE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast107 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast147 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast511 kmN

After

1. 1.516 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Aug 16, 7:56 AM PDT · 2972 days ago · 2 km deep · 30 km away
2. 1.615km SW of Bodie, CAThu, Aug 16, 9:03 PM PDT · 2971 days ago · 2 km deep · 77 km away
3. 2.35 km N of Schurz, NevadaFri, Aug 17, 12:51 AM PDT · 2971 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
4. 1.711 km SE of Smith Valley, NevadaSat, Aug 25, 1:22 PM PDT · 2962 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
5. 2.129 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 25, 8:52 PM PDT · 2962 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
6. 1.535km E of Lee Vining, CATue, Aug 28, 9:28 AM PDT · 2960 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
7. 1.723 km WNW of Mina, NevadaTue, Aug 28, 10:32 AM PDT · 2960 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
8. 1.523 km SE of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Aug 30, 2:15 PM PDT · 2957 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
9. 1.85 km N of Schurz, NevadaFri, Aug 31, 5:35 AM PDT · 2957 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
10. 1.536km E of Lee Vining, CAFri, Aug 31, 8:55 PM PDT · 2956 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
11. 1.530 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Sep 5, 11:31 AM PDT · 2951 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
12. 1.923km WNW of Bridgeport, CASun, Sep 9, 1:04 AM PDT · 2948 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
13. 2.133 km NNE of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 2:20 AM PDT · 2948 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 2
14. 1.512 km SSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 10:41 PM PDT · 2947 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
15. 2.117 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Sep 13, 10:01 AM PDT · 2944 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
16. 1.542 km E of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Sep 14, 2:55 AM PDT · 2943 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
17. 1.814 km NW of Schurz, NevadaFri, Sep 14, 6:50 AM PDT · 2943 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
18. 2.07 km S of Carter Springs, NevadaFri, Sep 14, 9:20 PM PDT · 2942 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
19. 1.5California-Nevada border regionMon, Sep 17, 12:56 AM PDT · 2940 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
20. 2.028 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Sep 17, 3:03 AM PDT · 2940 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
21. 2.410 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Sep 18, 8:09 AM PDT · 2939 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
22. 1.536 km ENE of Mina, NevadaTue, Sep 18, 8:36 PM PDT · 2938 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
23. 1.719 km E of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 2:06 AM PDT · 2938 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
24. 2.339km N of Toms Place, CAFri, Sep 21, 2:13 AM PDT · 2936 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
25. 2.56km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 26, 1:52 AM PDT · 2931 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
26. 2.26km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 26, 1:54 AM PDT · 2931 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
27. 1.617km S of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 26, 8:59 PM PDT · 2930 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
28. 1.96 km SE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 12:59 AM PDT · 2926 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
29. 2.428 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 1:01 PM PDT · 2925 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
30. 2.055 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 11:23 PM PDT · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
31. 1.534 km N of Dyer, NevadaThu, Oct 4, 10:33 AM PDT · 2923 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
32. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Oct 6, 10:50 PM PDT · 2920 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
33. 1.611 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Oct 8, 5:15 AM PDT · 2919 days ago · 14 km deep · 22 km away
34. 2.038km N of Toms Place, CATue, Oct 9, 6:10 PM PDT · 2917 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
35. 1.628 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Oct 11, 3:16 PM PDT · 2915 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
36. 1.617km ENE of Lee Vining, CAThu, Oct 11, 8:47 PM PDT · 2915 days ago · 3 km deep · 76 km away

Before

1. 1.932 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Aug 12, 4:32 AM PDT · 2976 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
2. 1.921 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 11, 11:25 PM PDT · 2976 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.520 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 11, 10:55 PM PDT · 2976 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
4. 3.321 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 11, 10:36 PM PDT · 2976 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 9
5. 2.35 km N of Schurz, NevadaThu, Aug 9, 7:08 PM PDT · 2978 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
6. 1.614 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Aug 9, 7:47 AM PDT · 2979 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
7. 1.514 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Aug 8, 1:34 PM PDT · 2979 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
8. 2.314 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Aug 8, 12:38 AM PDT · 2980 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
9. 2.114 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Aug 8, 12:38 AM PDT · 2980 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
10. 2.014 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaTue, Aug 7, 6:50 AM PDT · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
11. 2.014 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaTue, Aug 7, 6:34 AM PDT · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away
12. 2.08 km ENE of Topaz, CaliforniaSun, Aug 5, 11:01 PM PDT · 2982 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
13. 2.130 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 4, 2:53 PM PDT · 2983 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
14. 2.626 km SSW of Mina, NevadaThu, Aug 2, 11:07 AM PDT · 2986 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
15. 1.813 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Aug 2, 12:49 AM PDT · 2986 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
16. 1.519km SSE of Bodie, CAMon, Jul 30, 7:45 AM PDT · 2989 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
17. 2.414 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jul 29, 12:21 AM PDT · 2990 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
18. 1.522 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaSat, Jul 28, 2:54 PM PDT · 2990 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
19. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Jul 26, 12:48 AM PDT · 2993 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
20. 2.253 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaFri, Jul 20, 3:50 PM PDT · 2998 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00650421. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.