Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 28 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 28 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Mon, Feb 11, 2019, 4:47 PM PST (00:47 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km NW of Schurz, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-02-12 00:47:46 UTC
Depth
9.2 km (5.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.373° N, 118.895° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.29
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 58 in the 60 days after this one and 55 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.929 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2791 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.58 km NE of Markleeville, California · 2790 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.64km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2790 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.514km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2789 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  6. 2.113km W of Toms Place, CA · 2789 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.713km W of Toms Place, CA · 2789 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2787 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 1.57 km NE of Markleeville, California · 2786 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  10. 1.513km W of Toms Place, CA · 2785 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.630km E of Lee Vining, CA · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 1.620km ENE of Lee Vining, CA · 2785 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  13. 1.620km SE of Bodie, CA · 2784 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 2.33km W of Markleeville, CA · 2784 days ago · -1 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 2.719km SE of Bodie, CA · 2783 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.718km SE of Bodie, CA · 2782 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.313km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2777 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.64km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2773 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  19. 1.815km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2772 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  20. 1.715km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2772 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.538 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 2772 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 1.617km ENE of Lee Vining, CA · 2771 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  23. 1.514km W of Toms Place, CA · 2769 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  24. 1.75km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2769 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  25. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2768 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 1.531 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2765 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
  27. 1.716km SSW of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2764 days ago · 5 km deep · 98 km away
  28. 1.822km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2764 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 1.530 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2764 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
  30. 1.524km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2762 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  31. 1.65km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2760 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away
  32. 2.010km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2757 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.823 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2757 days ago · 9 km deep · 51 km away
  34. 2.811km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2757 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  35. 2.534 km S of Mina, Nevada · 2756 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.515km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2754 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  37. 1.522 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2752 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  38. 2.26km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2752 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.96km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2752 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  40. 1.96km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2752 days ago · -1 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 1.66km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2752 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.911km ESE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2751 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  43. 2.014km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2751 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  44. 1.96km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2751 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  45. 1.56km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2751 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  46. 2.16km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2751 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  47. 1.55 km NW of Topaz, California · 2750 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  48. 2.16km W of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2750 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  49. 1.51km NNE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2749 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  50. 1.924 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2747 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  51. 1.522 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 2746 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
  52. 3.612 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2743 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  53. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2742 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  54. 2.021km SE of Bodie, CA · 2740 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  55. 1.99km SW of Toms Place, CA · 2738 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  56. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 2738 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  57. 1.77 km SSW of Carter Springs, Nevada · 2736 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  58. 1.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2734 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away

Before

  1. 2.69km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2792 days ago · -1 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.823 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.717km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 2794 days ago · 16 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 2.638km S of Qualeys Camp, NV · 2794 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.714km SE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2794 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.829 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2794 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.82km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2795 days ago · 5 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.811km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 2795 days ago · 2 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 2.69km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2796 days ago · -2 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 3
  10. 2.416 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2797 days ago · 1 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 1.529 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2798 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2799 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  13. 3.014km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2800 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 2
  14. 1.631 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2800 days ago · 12 km deep · 13 km away
  15. 1.610 km NNW of Benton, California · 2800 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.622km ENE of Lee Vining, CA · 2800 days ago · 15 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.614km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2802 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  18. 1.526 km NNW of Benton, California · 2802 days ago · 10 km deep · 46 km away
  19. 1.914km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2802 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away
  20. 1.814km NW of Toms Place, CA · 2802 days ago · 3 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00677608 (also filed as nc73140890). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:36 PM UTC.