Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 29 km WSW of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 29 km WSW of Walker Lake, Nevada on Mon, Dec 17, 2018, 8:50 PM PST (04:50 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada. 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
2018-12-18 04:50:14 UTC
Depth
9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.595° N, 119.091° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
58°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 85 in the 60 days after this one and 42 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.821km SE of Bodie, CA · 2847 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2847 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.926 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2847 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.65 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 375
  5. 1.76 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 3.25 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 30
  7. 1.65 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.230 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2845 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 2.241km N of Toms Place, CA · 2844 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.241km N of Toms Place, CA · 2844 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.622 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2844 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.622 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2844 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 1.530km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2842 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  15. 1.621km SE of Bodie, CA · 2841 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 2.38km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 2838 days ago · -1 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 1.521km SSE of Bodie, CA · 2838 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  18. 1.913 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 2838 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away
  19. 2.16 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2838 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.230 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2837 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  21. 2.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2836 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.635 km NE of Mono City, California · 2834 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
  23. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2829 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  24. 1.829 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2829 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  25. 1.523 km E of Mono City, California · 2828 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  27. 1.818 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  28. 1.520 km ENE of Mono City, California · 2827 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
  29. 2.321km SE of Bodie, CA · 2827 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 2.720km SE of Bodie, CA · 2827 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  31. 2.119km SE of Bodie, CA · 2827 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  32. 1.820km SE of Bodie, CA · 2827 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  33. 1.623 km E of Mono City, California · 2827 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  34. 1.622 km E of Mono City, California · 2827 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  35. 1.920km SE of Bodie, CA · 2827 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  36. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CA · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  37. 1.523 km E of Mono City, California · 2827 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.523 km E of Mono City, California · 2827 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  39. 2.121km SE of Bodie, CA · 2826 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.621km SE of Bodie, CA · 2826 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  41. 1.617 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
  42. 1.821km SE of Bodie, CA · 2826 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  43. 1.619km SE of Bodie, CA · 2826 days ago · 5 km deep · 61 km away
  44. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2825 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  45. 2.017 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2825 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  46. 1.617km ENE of Lee Vining, CA · 2824 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  47. 1.817 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2824 days ago · 6 km deep · 58 km away
  48. 1.9Nevada · 2822 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  49. 1.78 km W of Bridgeport, California · 2821 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
  50. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2820 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  51. 1.523 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2819 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  52. 1.922 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2818 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  53. 1.838km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 2818 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  54. 1.616 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.517 km SSE of Schurz, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  56. 2.540km N of Toms Place, CA · 2816 days ago · 3 km deep · 87 km away
  57. 2.19 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2815 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  58. 2.19 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2815 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 2
  59. 1.619km SSE of Bodie, CA · 2814 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  60. 1.729 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2812 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away

The first 60 of 85.

Before

  1. 1.621km SSE of Bodie, CA · 2847 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 1.620km SSE of Bodie, CA · 2847 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.021km SE of Bodie, CA · 2847 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 10 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.321km SE of Bodie, CA · 2848 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.521km SE of Bodie, CA · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.621km SSE of Bodie, CA · 2848 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 1.621km SE of Bodie, CA · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 1.624 km E of Mono City, California · 2848 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.521km SSE of Bodie, CA · 2848 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CA · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 2.421km SE of Bodie, CA · 2848 days ago · 12 km deep · 62 km away
  13. 1.820km SE of Bodie, CA · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CA · 2848 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
  15. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 2849 days ago · 12 km deep · 47 km away
  16. 2.127 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2849 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  17. 2.027 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2849 days ago · 10 km deep · 47 km away
  18. 2.027 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2849 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away · felt by 2
  19. 1.823 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2850 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away
  20. 1.517 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 2857 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00670606. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.