Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Nevada on Sat, May 12, 2018, 8:15 AM PDT (15:15 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 4 km ENE of Floriston, California. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-05-12 15:15:21 UTC
Depth
7.9 km (4.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.325° N, 119.980° W
Region
Nevada
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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
32°
Stations used
35

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.08 km N of Incline Village, Nevada · 3067 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.62km SW of Cromberg, CA · 3066 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.55 km WNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 3066 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.518km SSW of Whitehawk, CA · 3064 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.617 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 3064 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.03km WSW of Cromberg, CA · 3064 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.114 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 3063 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 6
  8. 1.64km WSW of Johnsville, CA · 3060 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.611 km NW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 3057 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.611 km NW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 3050 days ago · 1 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 1.62 km NNW of Mesa Vista, California · 3045 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.810km NNE of Lake Davis, CA · 3045 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 1.85km SSW of Cromberg, CA · 3043 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 3.14 km ENE of Floriston, California · 3043 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 41
  15. 3.04 km E of Floriston, California · 3042 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 13
  16. 1.54 km ENE of Floriston, California · 3042 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  17. 2.54km N of Mesa Vista, CA · 3040 days ago · -2 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  18. 1.52 km NNW of Mesa Vista, California · 3039 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.85 km E of Floriston, California · 3039 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 1.52 km NNW of Mesa Vista, California · 3038 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away
  21. 2.24 km ENE of Floriston, California · 3037 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.56 km WSW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 3033 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.93km W of Delleker, CA · 3032 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  24. 1.86km WSW of Cold Springs, NV · 3032 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 1.96km WSW of Cold Springs, NV · 3028 days ago · -1 km deep · 38 km away
  26. 2.212km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 3027 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  27. 2.64km E of Truckee, CA · 3023 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 3
  28. 1.61 km NW of Carnelian Bay, California · 3013 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  29. 2.918km SW of Whitehawk, CA · 3009 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 17

Before

  1. 2.15km NNE of Lake Davis, CA · 3067 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.95km NNE of Lake Davis, CA · 3068 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.65 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 3074 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.76 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 3074 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.96 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 3074 days ago · 12 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.09km NNW of Loyalton, CA · 3079 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.64 km WNW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 3081 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 2.33km ENE of Greenhorn, CA · 3085 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.714 km W of South Lake Tahoe, California · 3091 days ago · 15 km deep · 47 km away
  10. 1.710 km NNE of Incline Village, Nevada · 3093 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  11. 1.718km NNE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 3095 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  12. 1.610 km NNW of Nixon, Nevada · 3096 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00634664. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:21 PM UTC.