Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 40 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 40 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada on Sun, Dec 18, 2022, 2:14 PM PST (22:14 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 32 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-12-18 22:14:44 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.291° N, 117.525° 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
±0.36
Station coverage gap
199°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.627 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1385 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.919 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 1379 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 1.555 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1379 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.658 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 1378 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 3.432 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1377 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 5
  6. 1.521 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 1365 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.532 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1362 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  8. 1.727 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.6Nevada · 1352 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.550 km W of Austin, Nevada · 1346 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 1.862 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1337 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 2.327 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1334 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  13. 1.942 km W of Eureka, Nevada · 1328 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  14. 1.622 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1327 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away

Before

  1. 1.70 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 1388 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  2. 2.019 km NE of Austin, Nevada · 1395 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  3. 1.632 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 1395 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00853674. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:40 AM UTC.