Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada on Sat, May 5, 2018, 1:44 PM PDT (20:44 UTC), 13 km (8 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-05-05 20:44:34 UTC
Depth
13.1 km (8.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.653° N, 119.349° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
135°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95km NNE of Lake Davis, CA · 3068 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.15km NNE of Lake Davis, CA · 3068 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.7Nevada · 3067 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.08 km N of Incline Village, Nevada · 3067 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  5. 1.617 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 3064 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.65 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 3063 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 2.114 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 3063 days ago · 10 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 6
  8. 1.611 km NW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 3057 days ago · 12 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.611 km NW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 3050 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 1.62 km NNW of Mesa Vista, California · 3046 days ago · 11 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.810km NNE of Lake Davis, CA · 3045 days ago · 10 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 3.14 km ENE of Floriston, California · 3043 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 41
  13. 3.04 km E of Floriston, California · 3042 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 13
  14. 1.54 km ENE of Floriston, California · 3042 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.54km N of Mesa Vista, CA · 3040 days ago · -2 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.52 km NNW of Mesa Vista, California · 3040 days ago · 12 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.85 km E of Floriston, California · 3039 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 2.24 km ENE of Floriston, California · 3037 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.56 km WSW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 3033 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  20. 1.86km WSW of Cold Springs, NV · 3032 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  21. 1.96km WSW of Cold Springs, NV · 3028 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  22. 2.437 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 3026 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  23. 2.64km E of Truckee, CA · 3023 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 3

Before

  1. 1.76 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 3074 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.96 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 3074 days ago · 12 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.09km NNW of Loyalton, CA · 3079 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  4. 1.710 km NNE of Incline Village, Nevada · 3093 days ago · 11 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.718km NNE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 3095 days ago · 8 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.610 km NNW of Nixon, Nevada · 3096 days ago · 9 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.68 km SE of Floriston, California · 3102 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 10
  8. 2.112 km E of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 3102 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00633567. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:06 AM UTC.