Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 23 km N of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 23 km N of Dyer, Nevada on Sun, Mar 6, 2022, 7:42 PM PST (03:42 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 1km SW of Round Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-03-07 03:42:34 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.881° N, 118.081° 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
±0.34
Station coverage gap
96°
Stations used
21

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 179 in the 60 days after this one and 89 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 179.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00834985. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:38 AM UTC.