M1.6 earthquake 14 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, Aug 9, 2018, 7:47 AM PDT

UTC

2018-08-09 14:47:12 UTC

Depth

5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.760° N, 118.834° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.11

Station coverage gap

69°

Stations used

19

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast21 kmS
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast80 kmE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast120 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast526 kmN

After

1. 2.35 km N of Schurz, NevadaThu, Aug 9, 7:08 PM PDT · 2978 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
2. 3.321 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 11, 10:36 PM PDT · 2976 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 9
3. 1.520 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 11, 10:55 PM PDT · 2976 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
4. 1.921 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 11, 11:25 PM PDT · 2976 days ago · 11 km deep · 36 km away · felt by 1
5. 1.932 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSun, Aug 12, 4:32 AM PDT · 2976 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
6. 1.814 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, Aug 14, 8:44 AM PDT · 2974 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
7. 1.516 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Aug 16, 7:56 AM PDT · 2972 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
8. 1.615km SW of Bodie, CAThu, Aug 16, 9:03 PM PDT · 2971 days ago · 2 km deep · 75 km away
9. 2.35 km N of Schurz, NevadaFri, Aug 17, 12:51 AM PDT · 2971 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
10. 2.34km N of Markleeville, CAFri, Aug 17, 9:56 AM PDT · 2971 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
11. 1.711 km SE of Smith Valley, NevadaSat, Aug 25, 1:22 PM PDT · 2963 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
12. 2.129 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 25, 8:52 PM PDT · 2962 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
13. 1.535km E of Lee Vining, CATue, Aug 28, 9:28 AM PDT · 2960 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
14. 1.723 km WNW of Mina, NevadaTue, Aug 28, 10:32 AM PDT · 2960 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
15. 1.523 km SE of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Aug 30, 2:15 PM PDT · 2958 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
16. 1.85 km N of Schurz, NevadaFri, Aug 31, 5:35 AM PDT · 2957 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
17. 1.536km E of Lee Vining, CAFri, Aug 31, 8:55 PM PDT · 2956 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
18. 1.530 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaWed, Sep 5, 11:31 AM PDT · 2952 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
19. 1.923km WNW of Bridgeport, CASun, Sep 9, 1:04 AM PDT · 2948 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
20. 2.133 km NNE of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 2:20 AM PDT · 2948 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 2
21. 1.512 km SSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 10:41 PM PDT · 2947 days ago · 13 km deep · 78 km away
22. 2.48 km SSE of Fernley, NevadaTue, Sep 11, 5:26 PM PDT · 2945 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
23. 2.117 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Sep 13, 10:01 AM PDT · 2944 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
24. 1.814 km NW of Schurz, NevadaFri, Sep 14, 6:50 AM PDT · 2943 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
25. 2.07 km S of Carter Springs, NevadaFri, Sep 14, 9:20 PM PDT · 2942 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
26. 1.5California-Nevada border regionMon, Sep 17, 12:56 AM PDT · 2940 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
27. 2.028 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Sep 17, 3:03 AM PDT · 2940 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
28. 2.410 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Sep 18, 8:09 AM PDT · 2939 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
29. 1.536 km ENE of Mina, NevadaTue, Sep 18, 8:36 PM PDT · 2938 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
30. 1.719 km E of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 2:06 AM PDT · 2938 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
31. 2.339km N of Toms Place, CAFri, Sep 21, 2:13 AM PDT · 2936 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
32. 2.56km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 26, 1:52 AM PDT · 2931 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
33. 2.26km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 26, 1:54 AM PDT · 2931 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
34. 1.617km S of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 26, 8:59 PM PDT · 2930 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
35. 1.96 km SE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 12:59 AM PDT · 2926 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
36. 2.428 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 1:01 PM PDT · 2926 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
37. 2.055 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 11:23 PM PDT · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
38. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaWed, Oct 3, 8:49 AM PDT · 2924 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
39. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Oct 6, 10:50 PM PDT · 2920 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
40. 1.611 km N of Walker Lake, NevadaMon, Oct 8, 5:15 AM PDT · 2919 days ago · 14 km deep · 6 km away

Before

1. 1.514 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Aug 8, 1:34 PM PDT · 2980 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.314 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Aug 8, 12:38 AM PDT · 2980 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
3. 2.114 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaWed, Aug 8, 12:38 AM PDT · 2980 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
4. 2.014 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaTue, Aug 7, 6:50 AM PDT · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
5. 2.014 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaTue, Aug 7, 6:34 AM PDT · 2981 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
6. 2.08 km ENE of Topaz, CaliforniaSun, Aug 5, 11:01 PM PDT · 2982 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
7. 2.130 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 4, 2:53 PM PDT · 2984 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
8. 2.626 km SSW of Mina, NevadaThu, Aug 2, 11:07 AM PDT · 2986 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
9. 1.813 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Aug 2, 12:49 AM PDT · 2986 days ago · 7 km deep · 28 km away
10. 1.519km SSE of Bodie, CAMon, Jul 30, 7:45 AM PDT · 2989 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
11. 2.414 km NNE of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Jul 29, 12:21 AM PDT · 2990 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
12. 1.522 km WNW of Gabbs, NevadaSat, Jul 28, 2:54 PM PDT · 2991 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
13. 1.83 km SSW of Markleeville, CaliforniaFri, Jul 27, 4:52 AM PDT · 2992 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
14. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Jul 26, 12:48 AM PDT · 2993 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
15. 2.253 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaFri, Jul 20, 3:50 PM PDT · 2999 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
16. 1.738km S of Qualeys Camp, NVFri, Jul 20, 1:04 AM PDT · 2999 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
17. 1.717km SE of Bodie, CAWed, Jul 18, 12:28 AM PDT · 3001 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
18. 2.36km SE of Markleeville, CASun, Jul 15, 5:59 AM PDT · 3004 days ago · 1 km deep · 81 km away
19. 2.034 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSat, Jul 14, 9:01 AM PDT · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 70 km away
20. 1.65 km SE of Markleeville, CaliforniaThu, Jul 12, 7:26 PM PDT · 3006 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00649422. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:47 AM UTC.