Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 23 km E of Mina, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 23 km E of Mina, Nevada on Sat, Mar 24, 2018, 2:23 AM PDT (09:23 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 27 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-03-24 09:23:47 UTC
Depth
5.5 km (3.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.352° N, 117.846° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Station coverage gap
132°
Stations used
12

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 44 in the 60 days after this one and 17 in the 30 days before it.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00627306. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:47 AM UTC.