M1.6 earthquake 11 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, Oct 8, 2018, 5:15 AM PDT

UTC

2018-10-08 12:15:44 UTC

Depth

14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.750° N, 118.763° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.42

Station coverage gap

99°

Stations used

12

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast23 kmS
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast86 kmE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast125 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast524 kmN

After

1. 1.99 km ESE of Mesa Vista, CaliforniaTue, Oct 9, 5:07 PM PDT · 2918 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
2. 2.038km N of Toms Place, CATue, Oct 9, 6:10 PM PDT · 2918 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.628 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Oct 11, 3:16 PM PDT · 2916 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
4. 1.617km ENE of Lee Vining, CAThu, Oct 11, 8:47 PM PDT · 2915 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
5. 1.519 km E of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Oct 16, 8:19 AM PDT · 2911 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
6. 1.79 km SSE of Fernley, NevadaWed, Oct 17, 11:13 AM PDT · 2910 days ago · 6 km deep · 94 km away
7. 2.040km E of Lee Vining, CAThu, Oct 18, 9:44 PM PDT · 2908 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
8. 2.240km E of Lee Vining, CAThu, Oct 18, 11:00 PM PDT · 2908 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.532 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Oct 19, 10:07 AM PDT · 2908 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 2
10. 1.739km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NVSat, Oct 20, 6:54 PM PDT · 2906 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
11. 2.13km W of Bridgeport, CASat, Oct 20, 11:12 PM PDT · 2906 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 5
12. 1.842km S of Qualeys Camp, NVThu, Oct 25, 9:56 AM PDT · 2902 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Oct 26, 8:12 PM PDT · 2900 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.535 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaSat, Oct 27, 7:27 AM PDT · 2900 days ago · 6 km deep · 68 km away
15. 1.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Oct 27, 10:48 PM PDT · 2899 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
16. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Oct 28, 7:48 AM PDT · 2899 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
17. 1.941km NNE of Toms Place, CAFri, Nov 2, 5:57 PM PDT · 2894 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
18. 1.718 km NW of Benton, CaliforniaSat, Nov 3, 8:23 AM PDT · 2893 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
19. 2.315 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaMon, Nov 5, 7:35 AM PST · 2891 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 2
20. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Nov 5, 2:33 PM PST · 2891 days ago · 9 km deep · 42 km away
21. 1.621 km SE of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Nov 9, 5:46 AM PST · 2887 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
22. 1.928 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Nov 10, 1:04 PM PST · 2886 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away
23. 1.720km SSW of Bridgeport, CASat, Nov 10, 3:26 PM PST · 2886 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
24. 1.630 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Nov 12, 2:25 PM PST · 2884 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
25. 2.219 km N of Benton, CaliforniaWed, Nov 14, 2:15 AM PST · 2882 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
26. 1.53 km SW of Topaz Lake, NevadaFri, Nov 16, 1:18 AM PST · 2880 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
27. 1.53 km WSW of Walker Lake, NevadaSat, Nov 17, 10:43 PM PST · 2878 days ago · 4 km deep · 13 km away
28. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Nov 21, 4:17 AM PST · 2875 days ago · 13 km deep · 41 km away
29. 2.511 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaWed, Nov 21, 1:20 PM PST · 2875 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
30. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Nov 22, 4:12 PM PST · 2874 days ago · 10 km deep · 40 km away
31. 1.512 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaMon, Nov 26, 5:25 AM PST · 2870 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
32. 1.55 km NE of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Nov 28, 11:25 PM PST · 2867 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away
33. 1.620 km ESE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Nov 29, 11:32 AM PST · 2867 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
34. 1.811 km SSW of Schurz, NevadaThu, Nov 29, 12:23 PM PST · 2867 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
35. 1.520 km ENE of Mina, NevadaThu, Nov 29, 9:24 PM PST · 2866 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
36. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Nov 30, 7:12 PM PST · 2865 days ago · 11 km deep · 41 km away
37. 1.67 km SSE of Topaz Ranch Estates, NevadaFri, Nov 30, 7:22 PM PST · 2865 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
38. 1.718km SSE of Bodie, CASun, Dec 2, 12:50 AM PST · 2864 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
39. 1.628 km ESE of Mina, NevadaSun, Dec 2, 12:53 AM PST · 2864 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
40. 2.210 km NNE of Silver Springs, NevadaSun, Dec 2, 11:55 PM PST · 2863 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
41. 1.56 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaMon, Dec 3, 1:32 AM PST · 2863 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
42. 3.25 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaTue, Dec 4, 7:14 AM PST · 2862 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 43
43. 1.65 km SE of Carson City, NevadaTue, Dec 4, 4:12 PM PST · 2862 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
44. 1.85 km NE of Indian Hills, NevadaTue, Dec 4, 10:46 PM PST · 2861 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
45. 1.729 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Dec 6, 1:27 AM PST · 2860 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away

Before

1. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Oct 6, 10:50 PM PDT · 2920 days ago · 7 km deep · 44 km away
2. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, NevadaWed, Oct 3, 8:49 AM PDT · 2924 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
3. 2.055 km E of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 11:23 PM PDT · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
4. 2.428 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 1:01 PM PDT · 2926 days ago · 10 km deep · 42 km away
5. 1.96 km SE of Schurz, NevadaMon, Oct 1, 12:59 AM PDT · 2926 days ago · 9 km deep · 17 km away
6. 1.617km S of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 26, 8:59 PM PDT · 2930 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
7. 2.26km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 26, 1:54 AM PDT · 2931 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
8. 2.56km WNW of Bridgeport, CAWed, Sep 26, 1:52 AM PDT · 2931 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
9. 2.339km N of Toms Place, CAFri, Sep 21, 2:13 AM PDT · 2936 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
10. 1.719 km E of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Sep 19, 2:06 AM PDT · 2938 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
11. 1.536 km ENE of Mina, NevadaTue, Sep 18, 8:36 PM PDT · 2938 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
12. 2.410 km SSW of Gabbs, NevadaTue, Sep 18, 8:09 AM PDT · 2939 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
13. 2.028 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Sep 17, 3:03 AM PDT · 2940 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
14. 1.5California-Nevada border regionMon, Sep 17, 12:56 AM PDT · 2940 days ago · 9 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
15. 2.07 km S of Carter Springs, NevadaFri, Sep 14, 9:20 PM PDT · 2942 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
16. 1.814 km NW of Schurz, NevadaFri, Sep 14, 6:50 AM PDT · 2943 days ago · 7 km deep · 36 km away
17. 2.117 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Sep 13, 10:01 AM PDT · 2944 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
18. 2.48 km SSE of Fernley, NevadaTue, Sep 11, 5:26 PM PDT · 2946 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.512 km SSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 10:41 PM PDT · 2947 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
20. 2.133 km NNE of Benton, CaliforniaSun, Sep 9, 2:20 AM PDT · 2948 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00659996. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.