Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 40 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 40 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada on Mon, Nov 7, 2022, 11:17 PM PST (07:17 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 41 km NNE of Nixon, 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
2022-11-08 07:17:43 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.156° N, 119.145° 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
±0.41
Station coverage gap
201°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.642 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.841 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 2.241 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.540 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  8. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 14 km deep · 0 km away
  9. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.539 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 16 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 15 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.739 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.240 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.641 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  16. 1.940 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  17. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 15 km deep · 0 km away
  18. 1.837 km NE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  19. 2.541 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  20. 1.639 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  21. 2.539 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1425 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  22. 1.941 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1424 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  23. 1.738 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1424 days ago · 15 km deep · 3 km away
  24. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1424 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  25. 1.839 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1420 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.640 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1417 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 1.614 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 1416 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
  28. 1.929 km NNE of Herlong, California · 1413 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  29. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 1411 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  30. 1.811 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 1400 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
  31. 1.632 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 1394 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  32. 1.514 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1393 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  33. 1.515 km WNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.939 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1426 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.639 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 13 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.740 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 13 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 3.341 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.140 km NNE of Nixon, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.14 km SSE of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.54 km SE of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1427 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.729 km ENE of Lovelock, Nevada · 1441 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  9. 1.514 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 1445 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.95 km NW of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1453 days ago · 12 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00850827. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:07 PM UTC.