Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Nevada on Sat, Sep 17, 2022, 9:35 PM PDT (04:35 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 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
2022-09-18 04:35:34 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.662° N, 115.878° 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
±1.02
Station coverage gap
128°
Stations used
29

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. 1.737 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1477 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.519 km NNE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1472 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.658 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1472 days ago · 9 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.5Nevada · 1466 days ago · 12 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 344
  5. 1.715 km WNW of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 1462 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 2.519 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 1461 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 2.238km E of Tecopa, CA · 1457 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.818 km W of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 1457 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  9. 2.056 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 1452 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  10. 2.2Nevada · 1452 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 1.520 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1447 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.518 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1446 days ago · 12 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 2.136 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1433 days ago · 5 km deep · 45 km away
  14. 1.79 km WNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 1431 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  15. 1.818 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 1431 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away

Before

  1. 1.513 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1481 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.318 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1484 days ago · 2 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.829 km NNE of Beatty, Nevada · 1484 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 2.017 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1485 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  5. 2.416km E of Shoshone, CA · 1485 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.615 km NE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 1485 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 2.015 km WNW of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 1504 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00847377. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:55 AM UTC.