Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 28 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 28 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Wed, Jul 3, 2019, 2:30 AM PDT (09:30 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 32 km SE of Mina, 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
2019-07-03 09:30:02 UTC
Depth
7.4 km (4.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.385° N, 118.901° 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
±0.29
Station coverage gap
95°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 107 in the 60 days after this one and 33 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 107.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00689079. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:23 AM UTC.