Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Nevada on Thu, Dec 8, 2022, 9:51 AM PST (17:51 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 47 km ENE of Tonopah, 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
2022-12-08 17:51:22 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.336° N, 115.716° 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
±0.23
Station coverage gap
258°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.079 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 1395 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.866 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 1395 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 1.869 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1366 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  4. 2.269 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1366 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.5Nevada · 1364 days ago · 10 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 3.347 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1362 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.535 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1362 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  8. 1.545 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1361 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  9. 1.9Nevada · 1361 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.844 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1361 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.845 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1359 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 2.045 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1358 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 1.845 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1356 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  14. 1.647 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 1354 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  15. 1.531 km NW of Pioche, Nevada · 1354 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  16. 2.387 km SE of Kingston, Nevada · 1352 days ago · 1 km deep · 69 km away
  17. 3.077 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 1338 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 3.081 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 1397 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  2. 2.381 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 1408 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  3. 2.645 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1410 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away
  4. 1.981 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 1410 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  5. 1.8Nevada · 1410 days ago · 16 km deep · 40 km away
  6. 2.580 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 1410 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 2.3Nevada · 1412 days ago · 6 km deep · 9 km away
  8. 2.067 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 1412 days ago · 14 km deep · 9 km away
  9. 1.972 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1412 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 2.386 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 1412 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 2.978 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 1412 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  12. 2.876 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1412 days ago · 5 km deep · 18 km away
  13. 3.080 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 1414 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 2

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00853019. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:10 PM UTC.