M1.7 earthquake 51 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Jul 27, 2018, 2:09 AM PDT

UTC

2018-07-27 09:09:08 UTC

Depth

2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.291° N, 117.565° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.38

Station coverage gap

76°

Stations used

28

• Goldfield, NevadaPopulation 268. Forecast55 kmSSW
• Exeter, CaliforniaPopulation 10,548. Forecast179 kmNE
• Visalia, CaliforniaPopulation 130,104. Forecast187 kmNE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast365 kmN

After

1. 2.452 km SSW of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Aug 4, 8:21 AM PDT · 2984 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
2. 1.544 km ESE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Aug 5, 3:49 PM PDT · 2982 days ago · 14 km deep · 73 km away
3. 2.06km ENE of Big Pine, CAFri, Aug 10, 11:44 AM PDT · 2978 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
4. 1.73 km SE of Beatty, NevadaMon, Aug 13, 10:54 AM PDT · 2975 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
5. 1.51km SSW of Round Valley, CAThu, Aug 16, 4:57 AM PDT · 2972 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
6. 1.712 km SW of West Bishop, CaliforniaSun, Aug 19, 1:32 PM PDT · 2968 days ago · 15 km deep · 89 km away
7. 2.021km SW of Big Pine, CATue, Aug 28, 3:17 AM PDT · 2960 days ago · 10 km deep · 82 km away
8. 2.326km WSW of Wilkerson, CAWed, Sep 5, 1:42 AM PDT · 2952 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.76km NE of Lone Pine, CAThu, Sep 6, 10:13 AM PDT · 2951 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
10. 1.617km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CAFri, Sep 7, 4:55 AM PDT · 2950 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.636 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaFri, Sep 7, 11:06 PM PDT · 2949 days ago · 7 km deep · 43 km away
12. 1.88km SE of Big Pine, CASun, Sep 16, 12:49 AM PDT · 2941 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
13. 2.239 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaSun, Sep 16, 2:23 PM PDT · 2940 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 1
14. 1.920km NNW of Deep Springs, CAMon, Sep 17, 2:14 PM PDT · 2939 days ago · -2 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.935 km SSE of Goldfield, NevadaMon, Sep 24, 11:31 PM PDT · 2932 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away

Before

1. 2.26km WNW of West Bishop, CAThu, Jul 26, 5:16 PM PDT · 2992 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
2. 2.46km WNW of West Bishop, CAThu, Jul 26, 5:12 PM PDT · 2992 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away
3. 1.63km WSW of Wilkerson, CAWed, Jul 25, 10:35 AM PDT · 2994 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
4. 1.7California-Nevada border regionTue, Jul 24, 7:52 AM PDT · 2995 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
5. 1.635 km NE of Independence, CaliforniaSun, Jul 15, 8:05 AM PDT · 3004 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
6. 1.833 km N of Dyer, NevadaSat, Jul 14, 5:23 PM PDT · 3004 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
7. 1.632 km N of Dyer, NevadaSat, Jul 14, 5:10 PM PDT · 3004 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
8. 2.633 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaSat, Jul 14, 3:28 PM PDT · 3004 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.645km E of Independence, CAWed, Jul 11, 7:01 AM PDT · 3008 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
10. 1.517 km ENE of Swall Meadows, CaliforniaTue, Jul 10, 12:23 PM PDT · 3008 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away
11. 1.737 km S of Mina, NevadaTue, Jul 10, 4:44 AM PDT · 3009 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
12. 1.67 km SE of Big Pine, CaliforniaMon, Jul 9, 1:17 PM PDT · 3009 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
13. 2.561 km WNW of Beatty, NevadaFri, Jul 6, 9:26 AM PDT · 3013 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 3
14. 1.84km ESE of Round Valley, CAWed, Jul 4, 11:24 AM PDT · 3015 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
15. 1.65km S of Round Valley, CAFri, Jun 29, 9:45 PM PDT · 3019 days ago · 5 km deep · 91 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00647020. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:18 AM UTC.