Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 17 km NE of Yerington, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 17 km NE of Yerington, Nevada on Sat, Dec 8, 2018, 9:33 AM PST (17:33 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-12-08 17:33:59 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.084° N, 119.009° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 56 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.823 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2851 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  2. 2.027 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2850 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.027 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2850 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 2.127 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2850 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 2850 days ago · 12 km deep · 91 km away
  6. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2849 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.629 km WSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.627 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 1.926 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 3.65 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 375
  11. 1.76 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  12. 3.25 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 30
  13. 1.65 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.230 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2846 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away
  16. 1.622 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 1.622 km SSE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 2.38km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 2839 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 2.16 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2839 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 1
  20. 2.230 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2839 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away
  21. 2.629 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2838 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.73 km NNE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 2835 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  23. 1.635 km NE of Mono City, California · 2835 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  24. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2831 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  25. 1.829 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2830 days ago · 12 km deep · 79 km away
  26. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2829 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 1.818 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2829 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  28. 1.617 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.826 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 1.58 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away
  31. 1.829 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2826 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.017 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  33. 1.817 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2825 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  34. 1.9Nevada · 2823 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
  35. 1.78 km W of Bridgeport, California · 2822 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  36. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 2822 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  37. 1.523 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2820 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  38. 1.922 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2819 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  39. 1.616 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2818 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 1
  40. 1.517 km SSE of Schurz, Nevada · 2818 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  41. 2.19 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  42. 2.19 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
  43. 1.729 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2813 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  44. 1.512 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2813 days ago · 12 km deep · 82 km away
  45. 1.630 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2813 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  46. 2.430 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2805 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  47. 2.35 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2804 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 13
  48. 1.92 km SE of Dayton, Nevada · 2803 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1
  49. 1.631 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2801 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  50. 2.531 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2801 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away
  51. 1.51 km SE of Dayton, Nevada · 2801 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  52. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2800 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  53. 2.357 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2800 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  54. 1.630 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2799 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  55. 1.529 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2799 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away
  56. 2.416 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2798 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away

Before

  1. 1.729 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2860 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  2. 1.85 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2861 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.65 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2862 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  4. 3.25 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2862 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 43
  5. 1.56 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2863 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  6. 2.210 km NNE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2863 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.67 km SSE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 2865 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2865 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
  9. 1.811 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.620 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  11. 1.55 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 5 km deep · 68 km away
  12. 1.512 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2870 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  13. 2.29 km NNE of Glenbrook, Nevada · 2871 days ago · 11 km deep · 78 km away
  14. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.511 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 9 km deep · 27 km away
  16. 1.528 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 13 km deep · 76 km away
  17. 1.53 km WSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2878 days ago · 4 km deep · 53 km away
  18. 1.53 km SW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 2880 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.630 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2884 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  20. 3.04km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2885 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 113

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00669129. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC.