M1.6 earthquake 27 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Oct 28, 2018, 7:48 AM PDT

UTC

2018-10-28 14:48:58 UTC

Depth

10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.390° N, 118.887° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.33

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

24

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast27 kmWSW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast93 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast150 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast486 kmN

After

1. 1.614km WSW of Toms Place, CAWed, Oct 31, 11:00 AM PDT · 2896 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
2. 2.514km W of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Nov 1, 6:28 AM PDT · 2895 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
3. 1.87km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Nov 2, 2:58 PM PDT · 2893 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
4. 1.67km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Nov 2, 4:00 PM PDT · 2893 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
5. 2.17km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Nov 2, 5:13 PM PDT · 2893 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
6. 1.941km NNE of Toms Place, CAFri, Nov 2, 5:57 PM PDT · 2893 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
7. 1.718 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Nov 3, 8:23 AM PDT · 2893 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
8. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Nov 5, 2:33 PM PST · 2890 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
9. 1.712km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Nov 6, 2:04 PM PST · 2889 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Nov 8, 11:14 PM PST · 2887 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
11. 1.621 km SE of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Nov 9, 5:46 AM PST · 2887 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
12. 2.14km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAFri, Nov 9, 6:16 AM PST · 2887 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
13. 1.928 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Nov 10, 1:04 PM PST · 2885 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
14. 1.720km SSW of Bridgeport, CASat, Nov 10, 3:26 PM PST · 2885 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
15. 1.913km W of Toms Place, CASun, Nov 11, 3:43 AM PST · 2885 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.630 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Nov 12, 2:25 PM PST · 2883 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
17. 1.814km WSW of Toms Place, CATue, Nov 13, 6:47 AM PST · 2883 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
18. 1.57km E of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Nov 13, 9:15 AM PST · 2883 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
19. 2.219 km N of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Nov 14, 2:15 AM PST · 2882 days ago · 10 km deep · 56 km away
20. 1.53 km SW of Topaz Lake, NevadaFri, Nov 16, 1:18 AM PST · 2880 days ago · 7 km deep · 68 km away
21. 1.53 km WSW of Walker Lake, NevadaSat, Nov 17, 10:43 PM PST · 2878 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
22. 2.47km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Nov 19, 12:21 AM PST · 2877 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
23. 1.87km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Nov 19, 12:57 AM PST · 2877 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
24. 1.614km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Nov 19, 7:49 AM PST · 2877 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
25. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Nov 21, 4:17 AM PST · 2875 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
26. 2.511 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaWed, Nov 21, 1:20 PM PST · 2874 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
27. 1.716km WSW of Toms Place, CAThu, Nov 22, 12:53 AM PST · 2874 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
28. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Nov 22, 4:12 PM PST · 2873 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
29. 1.512 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaMon, Nov 26, 5:25 AM PST · 2870 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
30. 2.07km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Nov 26, 8:19 AM PST · 2870 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
31. 2.24km W of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Nov 26, 8:45 AM PST · 2870 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
32. 2.24km W of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Nov 26, 8:52 AM PST · 2870 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
33. 1.64km WNW of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Nov 26, 9:19 AM PST · 2870 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
34. 1.94km WNW of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Nov 26, 9:36 AM PST · 2870 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
35. 2.14km WNW of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Nov 26, 3:35 PM PST · 2869 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
36. 1.64km WNW of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Nov 26, 4:21 PM PST · 2869 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
37. 2.04km WNW of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Nov 26, 4:38 PM PST · 2869 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
38. 1.55 km NE of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Nov 28, 11:25 PM PST · 2867 days ago · 5 km deep · 33 km away
39. 1.620 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Nov 29, 11:32 AM PST · 2867 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
40. 1.811 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaThu, Nov 29, 12:23 PM PST · 2866 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
41. 1.520 km ENE of Mina, NevadaThu, Nov 29, 9:24 PM PST · 2866 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
42. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Nov 30, 7:12 PM PST · 2865 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
43. 1.67 km SSE of Topaz Ranch Estates, NevadaFri, Nov 30, 7:22 PM PST · 2865 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
44. 1.718km SSE of Bodie, CASun, Dec 2, 12:50 AM PST · 2864 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
45. 1.628 km ESE of Mina, NevadaSun, Dec 2, 12:53 AM PST · 2864 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
46. 1.85km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Dec 5, 8:03 AM PST · 2861 days ago · 2 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
47. 1.729 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Dec 6, 1:27 AM PST · 2860 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
48. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Dec 7, 11:17 AM PST · 2859 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
49. 1.921km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Dec 7, 11:39 AM PST · 2859 days ago · 7 km deep · 37 km away
50. 1.621km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Dec 7, 1:09 PM PST · 2858 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
51. 1.921km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Dec 7, 6:54 PM PST · 2858 days ago · 10 km deep · 37 km away
52. 1.521km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Dec 7, 11:31 PM PST · 2858 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
53. 1.517 km NE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Dec 8, 9:33 AM PST · 2858 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
54. 1.622km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAMon, Dec 10, 5:00 PM PST · 2855 days ago · 15 km deep · 93 km away
55. 2.217km WSW of Toms Place, CAMon, Dec 10, 6:03 PM PST · 2855 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
56. 1.528 km NE of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 11:59 PM PST · 2854 days ago · 5 km deep · 73 km away
57. 2.414km W of Toms Place, CAWed, Dec 12, 10:24 PM PST · 2853 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
58. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CAThu, Dec 13, 4:02 AM PST · 2853 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
59. 2.011km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Dec 13, 6:18 PM PST · 2852 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
60. 1.823 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 1:20 AM PST · 2851 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away

The first 60 of 93.

Before

1. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Oct 27, 10:48 PM PDT · 2899 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Oct 26, 8:12 PM PDT · 2900 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.842km S of Qualeys Camp, NVThu, Oct 25, 9:56 AM PDT · 2902 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
4. 2.617km SE of Yosemite Valley, CAMon, Oct 22, 4:45 AM PDT · 2905 days ago · 26 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 16
5. 2.24km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Oct 22, 4:34 AM PDT · 2905 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
6. 2.013km WSW of Toms Place, CASun, Oct 21, 5:19 PM PDT · 2905 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
7. 2.13km W of Bridgeport, CASat, Oct 20, 11:12 PM PDT · 2906 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 5
8. 1.739km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NVSat, Oct 20, 6:54 PM PDT · 2906 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
9. 1.532 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Oct 19, 10:07 AM PDT · 2908 days ago · 11 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 2
10. 2.240km E of Lee Vining, CAThu, Oct 18, 11:00 PM PDT · 2908 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 1
11. 2.040km E of Lee Vining, CAThu, Oct 18, 9:44 PM PDT · 2908 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
12. 1.84km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Oct 17, 9:59 PM PDT · 2909 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
13. 1.614 km NNW of Dyer, NevadaWed, Oct 17, 9:31 PM PDT · 2909 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
14. 1.519 km E of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 8:19 AM PDT · 2911 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
15. 1.617km ENE of Lee Vining, CAThu, Oct 11, 8:47 PM PDT · 2915 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
16. 1.628 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Oct 11, 3:16 PM PDT · 2915 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
17. 2.038km N of Toms Place, CATue, Oct 9, 6:10 PM PDT · 2917 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
18. 1.99 km ESE of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 9, 5:07 PM PDT · 2917 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
19. 2.313km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Oct 8, 12:40 PM PDT · 2919 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
20. 1.611 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Oct 8, 5:15 AM PDT · 2919 days ago · 14 km deep · 41 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00663189. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:10 AM UTC.