M1.6 earthquake 22 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Dec 21, 2018, 9:31 AM PST

UTC

2018-12-21 17:31:35 UTC

Depth

8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.335° N, 118.534° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.13

Station coverage gap

72°

Stations used

11

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast23 kmSSE
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast122 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast173 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast477 kmN

After

1. 2.816km SW of Toms Place, CAFri, Dec 21, 4:15 PM PST · 2844 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
2. 1.530km E of Lee Vining, CASun, Dec 23, 7:15 AM PST · 2842 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
3. 1.621km SE of Bodie, CASun, Dec 23, 2:00 PM PST · 2842 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
4. 2.24km W of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Dec 26, 2:01 PM PST · 2839 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
5. 1.521km SSE of Bodie, CAThu, Dec 27, 12:26 AM PST · 2839 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
6. 1.913 km SSW of Mina, NevadaThu, Dec 27, 9:10 AM PST · 2838 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
7. 2.817km SW of Toms Place, CAThu, Dec 27, 11:49 AM PST · 2838 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
8. 2.517km SW of Toms Place, CAThu, Dec 27, 11:51 AM PST · 2838 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
9. 2.230 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Dec 27, 1:10 PM PST · 2838 days ago · 8 km deep · 31 km away
10. 2.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Dec 28, 1:27 PM PST · 2837 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.715km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Dec 29, 1:14 PM PST · 2836 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
12. 3.115km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CASat, Dec 29, 5:29 PM PST · 2836 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
13. 2.210km S of Mammoth Lakes, CASun, Dec 30, 4:25 PM PST · 2835 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
14. 1.635 km NE of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Dec 31, 12:10 AM PST · 2835 days ago · 12 km deep · 27 km away
15. 1.517 km E of Schurz, NevadaFri, Jan 4, 3:08 PM PST · 2830 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
16. 1.829 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Jan 5, 5:50 AM PST · 2829 days ago · 12 km deep · 33 km away
17. 1.523 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSat, Jan 5, 5:27 PM PST · 2829 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.517 km E of Schurz, NevadaSun, Jan 6, 2:19 PM PST · 2828 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
19. 1.818 km E of Schurz, NevadaSun, Jan 6, 2:49 PM PST · 2828 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
20. 1.520 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Jan 6, 8:51 PM PST · 2828 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
21. 2.321km SE of Bodie, CASun, Jan 6, 10:49 PM PST · 2828 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
22. 2.720km SE of Bodie, CASun, Jan 6, 11:15 PM PST · 2828 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
23. 2.119km SE of Bodie, CASun, Jan 6, 11:17 PM PST · 2828 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
24. 1.820km SE of Bodie, CASun, Jan 6, 11:20 PM PST · 2828 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
25. 1.623 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 7, 1:55 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
26. 1.622 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 7, 2:40 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away
27. 1.920km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Jan 7, 2:46 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
28. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Jan 7, 2:55 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
29. 1.523 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 7, 3:11 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
30. 1.523 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 7, 4:15 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
31. 2.121km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Jan 7, 11:37 PM PST · 2827 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
32. 1.621km SE of Bodie, CATue, Jan 8, 12:10 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
33. 1.617 km E of Schurz, NevadaTue, Jan 8, 12:31 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
34. 1.826 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Jan 8, 12:31 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
35. 1.821km SE of Bodie, CATue, Jan 8, 2:32 AM PST · 2826 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
36. 1.619km SE of Bodie, CATue, Jan 8, 4:09 AM PST · 2826 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
37. 1.916km WSW of Toms Place, CATue, Jan 8, 4:38 PM PST · 2826 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
38. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Jan 9, 1:33 AM PST · 2825 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
39. 1.716km WSW of Toms Place, CAWed, Jan 9, 6:06 AM PST · 2825 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
40. 2.017 km E of Schurz, NevadaWed, Jan 9, 6:18 AM PST · 2825 days ago · 7 km deep · 69 km away
41. 1.617km ENE of Lee Vining, CAWed, Jan 9, 5:32 PM PST · 2825 days ago · 6 km deep · 50 km away
42. 1.817 km E of Schurz, NevadaThu, Jan 10, 7:30 AM PST · 2824 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
43. 3.316km SW of Toms Place, CAFri, Jan 11, 8:14 PM PST · 2823 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 14
44. 1.78 km W of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Jan 13, 10:39 AM PST · 2821 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
45. 1.6California-Nevada border regionSun, Jan 13, 1:43 PM PST · 2821 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
46. 1.814km NW of Toms Place, CAMon, Jan 14, 4:56 AM PST · 2820 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
47. 1.612km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAMon, Jan 14, 1:11 PM PST · 2820 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
48. 1.523 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Jan 15, 4:13 AM PST · 2819 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
49. 1.922 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, Jan 15, 8:23 PM PST · 2819 days ago · 7 km deep · 39 km away
50. 2.314km E of Mammoth Lakes, CATue, Jan 15, 10:34 PM PST · 2819 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away
51. 1.838km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NVTue, Jan 15, 10:58 PM PST · 2819 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
52. 1.514km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Jan 16, 4:31 PM PST · 2818 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
53. 1.515km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Jan 16, 5:19 PM PST · 2818 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
54. 1.615km E of Mammoth Lakes, CAWed, Jan 16, 11:59 PM PST · 2818 days ago · 3 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
55. 1.616 km NE of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Jan 17, 7:03 AM PST · 2817 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
56. 1.517 km SSE of Schurz, NevadaThu, Jan 17, 7:17 AM PST · 2817 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
57. 2.540km N of Toms Place, CAThu, Jan 17, 12:35 PM PST · 2817 days ago · 3 km deep · 47 km away
58. 1.815km SW of Toms Place, CAThu, Jan 17, 12:58 PM PST · 2817 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
59. 2.114km NW of Toms Place, CAFri, Jan 18, 4:28 AM PST · 2816 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
60. 2.19 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Jan 18, 8:02 PM PST · 2816 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away

The first 60 of 112.

Before

1. 1.622 km SSE of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Dec 21, 4:15 AM PST · 2844 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.241km N of Toms Place, CAThu, Dec 20, 4:52 PM PST · 2845 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
3. 2.241km N of Toms Place, CAThu, Dec 20, 12:26 PM PST · 2845 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
4. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaThu, Dec 20, 11:30 AM PST · 2845 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
5. 2.230 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Dec 20, 11:27 AM PST · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away · felt by 1
6. 2.116km SW of Toms Place, CATue, Dec 18, 9:27 PM PST · 2847 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.716km SW of Toms Place, CATue, Dec 18, 9:26 PM PST · 2847 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
8. 1.926 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Dec 18, 9:21 AM PST · 2847 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
9. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Dec 18, 3:28 AM PST · 2847 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
10. 1.821km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 10:55 PM PST · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.629 km WSW of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Dec 17, 8:50 PM PST · 2848 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
12. 1.621km SSE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 8:12 PM PST · 2848 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
13. 1.620km SSE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 2:05 PM PST · 2848 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
14. 2.021km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 12:53 PM PST · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
15. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Dec 17, 10:57 AM PST · 2848 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
16. 2.321km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 3:41 AM PST · 2848 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
17. 2.521km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 3:26 AM PST · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
18. 1.621km SSE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 1:52 AM PST · 2848 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
19. 1.621km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Dec 17, 12:03 AM PST · 2849 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
20. 1.624 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaSun, Dec 16, 11:34 PM PST · 2849 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00671324. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.