Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 20 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 20 km NW of Silver Peak, Nevada on Mon, Feb 12, 2018, 4:48 AM PST (12:48 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 8km ESE of Deep Springs, 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
2018-02-12 12:48:16 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.859° N, 117.823° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
74°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 102 in the 60 days after this one and 38 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.612km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3156 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.613km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3156 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.014km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3155 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  4. 1.638km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 3155 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 2.14km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 3154 days ago · 13 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 1.74km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 3154 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  7. 1.535 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 3153 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 1.89km NE of Round Valley, CA · 3152 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 2.818 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 3151 days ago · 10 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 9
  10. 2.09km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3151 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.83km ESE of Round Valley, CA · 3151 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.714km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3149 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.517km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 3149 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  14. 1.87km E of Round Valley, CA · 3149 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 2.039km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 3147 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  16. 2.315km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3147 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.218km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 3147 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  18. 3.58km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 3144 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 6
  19. 1.510km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3144 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 2.313km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 3143 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  21. 2.110km W of Toms Place, CA · 3143 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.710km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3142 days ago · 8 km deep · 95 km away
  23. 2.112km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3142 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 1.78km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3142 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
  25. 2.014km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3140 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.614km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3140 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  27. 1.914km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3138 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  28. 1.619 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3137 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  29. 1.59km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  30. 1.69km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  31. 1.89km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  32. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  33. 1.69km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  34. 2.29km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3136 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.513 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 3135 days ago · 2 km deep · 76 km away
  36. 2.024km ENE of Lee Vining, CA · 3134 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.711km W of Toms Place, CA · 3134 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  38. 2.812km SSW of Toms Place, CA · 3134 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  39. 1.917km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3133 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 2.117km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3132 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  41. 1.817km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3132 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  42. 2.08km ESE of Deep Springs, CA · 3132 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  43. 1.554 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3132 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  44. 2.117km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3131 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  45. 1.67km NE of Wilkerson, CA · 3131 days ago · 11 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 2.72km E of Round Valley, CA · 3130 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  47. 1.523 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3128 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  48. 2.322 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 3128 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.913km SSW of Toms Place, CA · 3127 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  50. 2.512km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3124 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  51. 2.012km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3124 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  52. 1.612km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3124 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  53. 1.712km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3123 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  54. 1.612km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3123 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  55. 1.812km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3123 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  56. 1.912km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3123 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  57. 1.712km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3123 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  58. 2.312km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3123 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  59. 2.512km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3123 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  60. 2.012km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3123 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away

The first 60 of 102.

Before

  1. 2.012km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 3160 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 4
  2. 1.615km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3160 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  4. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.531 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3161 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.731 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 3162 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.810km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 3163 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CA · 3163 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CA · 3163 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 2.54km S of Toms Place, CA · 3164 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.914km W of Toms Place, CA · 3164 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  13. 1.619km SE of Bodie, CA · 3164 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 2.520km SE of Bodie, CA · 3164 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  15. 1.720km SE of Bodie, CA · 3166 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  16. 1.612km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 3166 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  17. 2.613km NNE of Round Valley, CA · 3166 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 6
  18. 1.653 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 3167 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 1.614km SW of Toms Place, CA · 3167 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.813km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 3167 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00621636. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:23 AM UTC.