Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 23 km WNW of Hiko, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 23 km WNW of Hiko, Nevada on Thu, Jun 30, 2022, 9:17 AM PDT (16:17 UTC), 17 km (11 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 62 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-06-30 16:17:18 UTC
Depth
17.0 km (10.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.679° N, 115.474° 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
±1.19
Station coverage gap
311°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.531 km NNE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1549 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.731 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 1538 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.715 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 1538 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 2.010 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 1538 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.948 km S of Lund, Nevada · 1513 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.666 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 1511 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 2.562 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1508 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  8. 1.565 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1505 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away

Before

  1. 1.632 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 1558 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 1.931 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 1558 days ago · 4 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 1.732 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 1558 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.630 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 1558 days ago · 12 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 2.613 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 1565 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.017 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 1566 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.636 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 1567 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  8. 2.137 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 1567 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.546 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 1572 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.636 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 1586 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00842012. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:39 AM UTC.