M1.7 earthquake 50 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Wed, Jan 24, 2018, 4:36 AM PST

UTC

2018-01-24 12:36:54 UTC

Depth

3.9 km (2.4 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.306° N, 117.566° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.33

Station coverage gap

118°

Stations used

24

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast53 kmSSW
• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast180 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast188 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast367 kmN

After

1. 1.66km NW of Big Pine, CAFri, Jan 26, 7:33 PM PST · 3173 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
2. 1.756 km E of Big Pine, CaliforniaSun, Jan 28, 10:28 AM PST · 3172 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
3. 3.142km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, Jan 30, 11:39 AM PST · 3170 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 4
4. 1.613km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Jan 31, 8:59 AM PST · 3169 days ago · 5 km deep · 74 km away
5. 1.813km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAThu, Feb 1, 11:46 AM PST · 3168 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
6. 1.653 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, Feb 2, 2:40 AM PST · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
7. 2.613km NNE of Round Valley, CAFri, Feb 2, 3:50 PM PST · 3167 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 6
8. 1.612km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Feb 2, 6:07 PM PST · 3166 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
9. 1.520 km NW of Silver Peak, NevadaMon, Feb 12, 4:48 AM PST · 3157 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
10. 2.14km ESE of Round Valley, CAWed, Feb 14, 2:22 PM PST · 3155 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
11. 1.74km ESE of Round Valley, CAThu, Feb 15, 3:42 AM PST · 3154 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
12. 1.89km NE of Round Valley, CAFri, Feb 16, 11:13 PM PST · 3152 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
13. 1.83km ESE of Round Valley, CASun, Feb 18, 12:13 AM PST · 3151 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
14. 1.517km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAMon, Feb 19, 9:50 AM PST · 3150 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
15. 1.87km E of Round Valley, CAMon, Feb 19, 8:33 PM PST · 3149 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
16. 2.218km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAWed, Feb 21, 9:09 PM PST · 3147 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
17. 3.58km ESE of Deep Springs, CASat, Feb 24, 1:02 PM PST · 3145 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 6
18. 2.239km ESE of Lone Pine, CAThu, Mar 1, 10:17 PM PST · 3139 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
19. 2.218km E of Stovepipe Wells, CAWed, Mar 7, 4:35 PM PST · 3134 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
20. 2.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CAThu, Mar 8, 7:38 PM PST · 3132 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
21. 1.554 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaFri, Mar 9, 1:07 AM PST · 3132 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
22. 1.67km NE of Wilkerson, CAFri, Mar 9, 1:54 PM PST · 3132 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away
23. 2.72km E of Round Valley, CASat, Mar 10, 7:25 AM PST · 3131 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 2
24. 1.658 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Mar 17, 10:37 AM PDT · 3124 days ago · 10 km deep · 19 km away
25. 1.923km WSW of Wilkerson, CAMon, Mar 19, 6:27 PM PDT · 3121 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
26. 1.523km WSW of Wilkerson, CATue, Mar 20, 4:16 PM PDT · 3121 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
27. 1.632 km ESE of Big Pine, CaliforniaFri, Mar 23, 5:12 PM PDT · 3118 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away

Before

1. 1.853 km S of Silver Peak, NevadaSat, Jan 13, 12:39 AM PST · 3187 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
2. 2.517km ENE of Toms Place, CAWed, Jan 10, 5:01 AM PST · 3190 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
3. 1.537 km NE of Lone Pine, CaliforniaTue, Jan 9, 5:14 PM PST · 3190 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
4. 1.65km NW of Round Valley, CAMon, Jan 8, 8:32 PM PST · 3191 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
5. 2.137km NE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Jan 8, 8:16 PM PST · 3191 days ago · 7 km deep · 59 km away
6. 2.537km NE of Lone Pine, CAMon, Jan 8, 12:00 PM PST · 3192 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
7. 1.6California-Nevada border regionWed, Jan 3, 9:39 PM PST · 3196 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
8. 1.763 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaWed, Jan 3, 5:38 AM PST · 3197 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
9. 1.665 km ENE of Independence, CaliforniaWed, Jan 3, 3:21 AM PST · 3197 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
10. 2.24km SE of Big Pine, CATue, Jan 2, 6:01 PM PST · 3197 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
11. 2.252km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CATue, Jan 2, 10:41 AM PST · 3198 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00619502. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:07 PM UTC.