Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 14 km SE of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 14 km SE of Dyer, Nevada on Wed, Apr 6, 2022, 6:57 AM PDT (13:57 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 30 km SE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-04-06 13:57:36 UTC
Depth
1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.583° N, 117.939° 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
±0.77
Station coverage gap
70°
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: 146 in the 60 days after this one and 108 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 146.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00836759. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:44 AM UTC.