California earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Nevada on Sun, Jan 7, 2018, 5:10 AM PST (13:10 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 12km N of Tahoe Vista, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-01-07 13:10:38 UTC
Depth
11.1 km (6.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.073° N, 119.715° W
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 47 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.59km NNW of Loyalton, CA · 3192 days ago · 8 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 1.815 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 3191 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.915 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 3191 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.114km NNE of Lake Davis, CA · 3190 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.611 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  6. 1.612 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 2.011 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3
  8. 1.812 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.911 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  10. 2.012 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 9
  11. 1.611 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 1.812 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  13. 2.612 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 59
  14. 1.531 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.412 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3188 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 9
  16. 1.512 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3187 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.613 km NE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 3187 days ago · 12 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.512 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3186 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.88 km NNE of Incline Village, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.612 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3184 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  21. 2.812 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3183 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 116
  22. 1.812 km SE of Virginia City, NV · 3183 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  23. 1.926 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 3181 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  24. 1.718km SSW of Whitehawk, CA · 3170 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 1.730 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
  26. 1.81km NNW of Spring Garden, CA · 3169 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  27. 2.54km NNW of Plumas Eureka, CA · 3168 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 9
  28. 1.74km NNW of Plumas Eureka, CA · 3168 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  29. 1.63km NNW of Plumas Eureka, CA · 3167 days ago · 5 km deep · 86 km away
  30. 1.66km NNE of Plumas Eureka, CA · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  31. 1.511 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3166 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  32. 1.511 km NW of Virginia City, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  33. 2.021km NW of Truckee, CA · 3161 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 2.310km NNW of Loyalton, CA · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  35. 1.912km S of Johnsville, CA · 3157 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  36. 2.112km NNE of Tahoe Vista, CA · 3153 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  37. 1.77 km NE of Susanville, California · 3152 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  38. 2.112km N of Kings Beach, CA · 3151 days ago · -1 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 2.312km N of Kings Beach, CA · 3151 days ago · 1 km deep · 85 km away
  40. 1.828 km NNE of Herlong, California · 3149 days ago · 4 km deep · 41 km away
  41. 1.612km N of Kings Beach, CA · 3148 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  42. 2.912km N of Tahoe Vista, CA · 3148 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 19
  43. 2.212km N of Tahoe Vista, CA · 3147 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  44. 1.55 km S of Floriston, California · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  45. 1.72 km SW of Gerlach, Nevada · 3143 days ago · 14 km deep · 69 km away
  46. 2.510km NNW of Loyalton, CA · 3142 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  47. 1.910km NNW of Loyalton, CA · 3142 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 1.56 km NNE of Mogul, Nevada · 3193 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  2. 1.718km SSW of Whitehawk, CA · 3195 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.717km SW of Whitehawk, CA · 3196 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.618km SSW of Whitehawk, CA · 3196 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.83km NNE of Spring Garden, CA · 3197 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.33km WNW of Taylorsville, CA · 3206 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  7. 2.38km NW of Honey Lake, CA · 3208 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.65km N of Plumas Eureka, CA · 3213 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.75km SE of Cromberg, CA · 3215 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 2.63km NNW of Plumas Eureka, CA · 3215 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 10
  11. 3.05km NW of Honey Lake, CA · 3218 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 13
  12. 1.93 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00617451. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.