M1.8 earthquake 27 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 27 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada on Sat, Jan 15, 2022, 4:22 PM PST (00:22 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 36 km SE of Mina, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2022-01-16 00:22:25 UTC
- Depth
- 8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.393° N, 118.890° 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
- ±0.19
- Station coverage gap
- 76°
- Stations used
- 10
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: at least 199 in the 60 days after this one and 135 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.618 km NNE of Yerington, Nevada · 1722 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.930 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1721 days ago · 12 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1720 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.515km E of Bodie, CA · 1720 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
- 1.832 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1719 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.820km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1719 days ago · 15 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1719 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1719 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1718 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 1.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1718 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.55km WNW of Walker, CA · 1717 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1717 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
- 1.515km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1717 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
- 2.028 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1716 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.67 km ESE of Walker, California · 1716 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.325 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 43
- 1.926 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.126 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.8California-Nevada border region · 1715 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
- 1.926 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.226 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.227 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.825 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.827 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.326 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.227 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.622 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 16 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.531 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
- 2.926 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.026 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.31 km SW of Coleville, California · 1715 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.66km WNW of Walker, CA · 1715 days ago · 4 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.726 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.127 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.227 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1715 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.726 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1714 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.226 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1714 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1714 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
- 2.119km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1714 days ago · 14 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.526 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1714 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.819km SE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
- 2.431 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.034 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 2.017km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.626 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.627 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.026 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.530 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
- 1.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
- 1.627 km WSW of Mina, Nevada · 1713 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away
- 2.04 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1712 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.91 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 1712 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
- 2.835 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1712 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.33km W of Walker, CA · 1712 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
- 1.627 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1711 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
- 1.516 km NE of Benton, California · 1711 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away
- 1.817km ESE of Yosemite Valley, CA · 1711 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.86km S of Walker, CA · 1710 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.526 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 1709 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
- 1.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1709 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
The first 60 of at least 199.
Before
- 2.028 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1723 days ago · 10 km deep · 87 km away
- 1.513 km NW of Bridgeport, California · 1724 days ago · 5 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.514 km WNW of Bridgeport, California · 1724 days ago · 13 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.215km WNW of Bridgeport, CA · 1724 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away · felt by 1
- 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1724 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
- 2.334km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1724 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
- 1.635 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1725 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 2.27km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 1725 days ago · 2 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.832 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1725 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.528 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1727 days ago · 12 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.37km E of Walker, CA · 1727 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.87km E of Walker, CA · 1727 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
- 1.613 km E of Walker, California · 1727 days ago · 8 km deep · 40 km away
- 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1728 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
- 1.79km WNW of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · -1 km deep · 62 km away
- 1.55 km NNE of Bridgeport, California · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
- 3.034 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1728 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
- 3.230 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1728 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 2
- 2.25km WNW of Walker, CA · 1728 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.034km E of Lee Vining, CA · 1728 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00831777. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:39 AM UTC.