M2.0 earthquake 27 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

Magnitude

2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Dec 16, 2018, 9:34 AM PST

UTC

2018-12-16 17:34:57 UTC

Depth

10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.292° N, 118.719° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.31

Station coverage gap

56°

Stations used

23

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast27 kmSSW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast111 kmSE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast167 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast473 kmN

After

1. 2.127 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Dec 16, 9:56 AM PST · 2849 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
2. 1.5California-Nevada border regionSun, Dec 16, 10:09 AM PST · 2849 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
3. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CASun, Dec 16, 8:43 PM PST · 2848 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
4. 1.820km SE of Bodie, CASun, Dec 16, 9:02 PM PST · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
5. 2.421km SE of Bodie, CASun, Dec 16, 9:35 PM PST · 2848 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
6. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CASun, Dec 16, 10:07 PM PST · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
7. 1.521km SSE of Bodie, CASun, Dec 16, 10:49 PM PST · 2848 days ago · 3 km deep · 31 km away
8. 1.624 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 16, 11:34 PM PST · 2848 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
9. 1.621km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 12:03 AM PST · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
10. 1.621km SSE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 1:52 AM PST · 2848 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
11. 2.521km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 3:26 AM PST · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
12. 2.321km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 3:41 AM PST · 2848 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
13. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Dec 17, 10:57 AM PST · 2848 days ago · 10 km deep · 20 km away
14. 2.021km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 12:53 PM PST · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
15. 1.620km SSE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 2:05 PM PST · 2848 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
16. 1.621km SSE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 8:12 PM PST · 2847 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
17. 1.629 km WSW of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Dec 17, 8:50 PM PST · 2847 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
18. 1.821km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 10:55 PM PST · 2847 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
19. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Dec 18, 3:28 AM PST · 2847 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
20. 2.716km SW of Toms Place, CATue, Dec 18, 9:26 PM PST · 2846 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
21. 2.116km SW of Toms Place, CATue, Dec 18, 9:27 PM PST · 2846 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
22. 2.230 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Dec 20, 11:27 AM PST · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
23. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 11:30 AM PST · 2845 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
24. 2.241km N of Toms Place, CAThu, Dec 20, 12:26 PM PST · 2845 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
25. 2.241km N of Toms Place, CAThu, Dec 20, 4:52 PM PST · 2845 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
26. 1.622 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Dec 21, 4:15 AM PST · 2844 days ago · 8 km deep · 18 km away
27. 1.622 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Dec 21, 9:31 AM PST · 2844 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
28. 2.816km SW of Toms Place, CAFri, Dec 21, 4:15 PM PST · 2844 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
29. 1.530km E of Lee Vining, CASun, Dec 23, 7:15 AM PST · 2842 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
30. 1.621km SE of Bodie, CASun, Dec 23, 2:00 PM PST · 2842 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
31. 2.24km W of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Dec 26, 2:01 PM PST · 2839 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
32. 2.38km SSE of Markleeville, CAWed, Dec 26, 10:19 PM PST · 2838 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
33. 1.521km SSE of Bodie, CAThu, Dec 27, 12:26 AM PST · 2838 days ago · 5 km deep · 30 km away
34. 1.913 km SSW of Mina, NevadaThu, Dec 27, 9:10 AM PST · 2838 days ago · 7 km deep · 47 km away
35. 2.817km SW of Toms Place, CAThu, Dec 27, 11:49 AM PST · 2838 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
36. 2.517km SW of Toms Place, CAThu, Dec 27, 11:51 AM PST · 2838 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
37. 2.230 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Dec 27, 1:10 PM PST · 2838 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
38. 2.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Dec 28, 1:27 PM PST · 2837 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
39. 1.715km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Dec 29, 1:14 PM PST · 2836 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
40. 3.115km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Dec 29, 5:29 PM PST · 2836 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 5
41. 2.210km S of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Dec 30, 4:25 PM PST · 2835 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
42. 1.635 km NE of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Dec 31, 12:10 AM PST · 2834 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
43. 2.26km E of Round Valley, CATue, Jan 1, 10:17 PM PST · 2832 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
44. 1.64km NE of Round Valley, CAWed, Jan 2, 3:09 PM PST · 2832 days ago · 13 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
45. 1.517 km E of Schurz, NevadaFri, Jan 4, 3:08 PM PST · 2830 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
46. 1.829 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jan 5, 5:50 AM PST · 2829 days ago · 12 km deep · 19 km away
47. 1.523 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 5, 5:27 PM PST · 2829 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
48. 1.517 km E of Schurz, NevadaSun, Jan 6, 2:19 PM PST · 2828 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
49. 1.818 km E of Schurz, NevadaSun, Jan 6, 2:49 PM PST · 2828 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
50. 1.520 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 8:51 PM PST · 2827 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
51. 2.321km SE of Bodie, CASun, Jan 6, 10:49 PM PST · 2827 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
52. 2.720km SE of Bodie, CASun, Jan 6, 11:15 PM PST · 2827 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
53. 2.119km SE of Bodie, CASun, Jan 6, 11:17 PM PST · 2827 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
54. 1.820km SE of Bodie, CASun, Jan 6, 11:20 PM PST · 2827 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
55. 1.623 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 7, 1:55 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away
56. 1.622 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 7, 2:40 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
57. 1.920km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Jan 7, 2:46 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
58. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Jan 7, 2:55 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
59. 1.523 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 7, 3:11 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
60. 1.523 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 7, 4:15 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 145.

Before

1. 2.027 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Dec 16, 9:31 AM PST · 2849 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 2
2. 2.04km WNW of Mammoth Lakes, CASat, Dec 15, 2:07 PM PST · 2850 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
3. 1.823 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 1:20 AM PST · 2850 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
4. 2.011km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAThu, Dec 13, 6:18 PM PST · 2852 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
5. 1.614km W of Toms Place, CAThu, Dec 13, 4:02 AM PST · 2852 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
6. 2.414km W of Toms Place, CAWed, Dec 12, 10:24 PM PST · 2852 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
7. 1.528 km NE of Benton, CaliforniaTue, Dec 11, 11:59 PM PST · 2853 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
8. 2.217km WSW of Toms Place, CAMon, Dec 10, 6:03 PM PST · 2855 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
9. 1.622km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CAMon, Dec 10, 5:00 PM PST · 2855 days ago · 15 km deep · 92 km away
10. 1.517 km NE of Yerington, NevadaSat, Dec 8, 9:33 AM PST · 2857 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
11. 2.015km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Dec 8, 8:01 AM PST · 2857 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
12. 1.521km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Dec 7, 11:31 PM PST · 2857 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
13. 1.921km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Dec 7, 6:54 PM PST · 2858 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
14. 1.621km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Dec 7, 1:09 PM PST · 2858 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
15. 1.921km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Dec 7, 11:39 AM PST · 2858 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
16. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Dec 7, 11:17 AM PST · 2858 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
17. 1.711km WNW of Round Valley, CAThu, Dec 6, 6:59 PM PST · 2859 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
18. 1.729 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Dec 6, 1:27 AM PST · 2859 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
19. 1.85km SSE of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Dec 5, 8:03 AM PST · 2860 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 2
20. 3.21km SSW of Round Valley, CAWed, Dec 5, 1:01 AM PST · 2860 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 6

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00670324. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC.