M1.6 earthquake 16 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 16 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada on Thu, Jan 17, 2019, 7:03 AM PST (15:03 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 23 km NE of Hawthorne, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 47 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00674783. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:46 PM UTC.