Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck in Nevada on Thu, Sep 8, 2022, 12:06 AM PDT (07:06 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 21 km WNW 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
2022-09-08 07:06:52 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.338° N, 118.448° 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
±0.29
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.236 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 1487 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.27 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1481 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1478 days ago · 8 km deep · 75 km away
  4. 1.546 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 1477 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 1468 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.68 km NNE of Gabbs, Nevada · 1467 days ago · 2 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.321 km WNW of Mina, Nevada · 1460 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  8. 1.627 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1453 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 1.528 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 2.028 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  11. 1.927 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1453 days ago · 8 km deep · 43 km away
  12. 2.14 km NE of Gabbs, Nevada · 1446 days ago · 9 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.514 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 1445 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 1.521 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1443 days ago · 3 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.5Nevada · 1431 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.123 km ESE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1489 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.214 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 1492 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.824 km NNW of Fallon, Nevada · 1499 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.822 km SW of Schurz, Nevada · 1500 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.522 km SW of Schurz, Nevada · 1500 days ago · 12 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.614 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 1511 days ago · 15 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 13
  7. 1.510 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1511 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00846580. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 3:01 AM UTC.