M1.7 earthquake 6 km SSW of Smith Valley, Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Mon, Dec 12, 2022, 10:14 PM PST

UTC

2022-12-13 06:14:54 UTC

Depth

10.5 km (6.5 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.736° N, 119.376° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.50

Station coverage gap

62°

Stations used

26

• Smith Valley, NevadaPopulation 1,603. Forecast6 kmSSW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast36 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast96 kmSSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast531 kmN

After

1. 1.828km SE of Bodie, CATue, Dec 13, 5:41 AM PST · 1391 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
2. 1.631 km ENE of Lee Vining, CaliforniaTue, Dec 13, 12:45 PM PST · 1391 days ago · 8 km deep · 92 km away
3. 1.51 km SSE of Coleville, CaliforniaWed, Dec 14, 11:38 AM PST · 1390 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
4. 1.52 km S of Coleville, CaliforniaWed, Dec 14, 2:38 PM PST · 1390 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
5. 1.63km ENE of Dollar Point, CAThu, Dec 15, 11:10 PM PST · 1388 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
6. 1.75km WSW of Markleeville, CAFri, Dec 16, 8:48 AM PST · 1388 days ago · -1 km deep · 42 km away
7. 1.55 km ENE of Indian Hills, NevadaFri, Dec 16, 1:10 PM PST · 1388 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
8. 2.32km NW of Walker, CASat, Dec 17, 8:32 AM PST · 1387 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
9. 2.214 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Dec 18, 10:45 AM PST · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
10. 1.96km SE of Bridgeport, CASun, Dec 18, 5:08 PM PST · 1386 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
11. 1.515 km WNW of Stagecoach, NevadaSun, Dec 18, 7:43 PM PST · 1386 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
12. 1.63km ENE of Dollar Point, CAWed, Dec 21, 12:23 AM PST · 1383 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
13. 1.933 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Dec 21, 9:51 AM PST · 1383 days ago · 13 km deep · 71 km away
14. 2.34km WNW of Walker, CAWed, Dec 21, 6:33 PM PST · 1383 days ago · 5 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
15. 1.52 km S of Topaz Lake, NevadaThu, Dec 22, 7:06 AM PST · 1382 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
16. 1.512 km NW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaFri, Dec 23, 6:17 AM PST · 1381 days ago · 13 km deep · 44 km away
17. 1.52 km SW of Coleville, CaliforniaMon, Dec 26, 12:33 AM PST · 1378 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
18. 2.33km ENE of Dollar Point, CATue, Dec 27, 11:35 PM PST · 1376 days ago · 4 km deep · 79 km away
19. 1.511 km ENE of Walker, CaliforniaWed, Dec 28, 12:20 AM PST · 1376 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
20. 1.83km ENE of Dollar Point, CAThu, Dec 29, 6:21 AM PST · 1375 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
21. 2.48km NNE of Walker, CAThu, Dec 29, 5:34 PM PST · 1375 days ago · 6 km deep · 18 km away
22. 1.5California-Nevada border regionSat, Dec 31, 10:17 AM PST · 1373 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
23. 2.26km NW of Walker, CASat, Dec 31, 12:05 PM PST · 1373 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
24. 1.85 km SSW of Smith Valley, NevadaSun, Jan 1, 12:46 AM PST · 1372 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
25. 1.51 km NNE of Walker, CaliforniaSun, Jan 1, 6:20 PM PST · 1372 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
26. 2.86km WNW of Walker, CATue, Jan 3, 9:27 PM PST · 1369 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
27. 2.36km NW of Walker, CATue, Jan 3, 9:28 PM PST · 1369 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
28. 1.86 km E of Coleville, CaliforniaThu, Jan 5, 5:27 AM PST · 1368 days ago · 4 km deep · 20 km away
29. 1.74 km W of Walker, CaliforniaFri, Jan 6, 7:03 AM PST · 1367 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
30. 2.116km SSE of Bodie, CASun, Jan 8, 1:58 PM PST · 1365 days ago · 17 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
31. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 9, 1:12 PM PST · 1364 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
32. 1.518 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, Jan 9, 1:23 PM PST · 1364 days ago · 14 km deep · 84 km away
33. 1.52 km ESE of Truckee, CaliforniaThu, Jan 12, 5:21 AM PST · 1361 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
34. 1.532 km ENE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Jan 12, 5:40 AM PST · 1361 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
35. 3.24km WNW of Walker, CAFri, Jan 13, 7:06 PM PST · 1360 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 8
36. 2.44km NW of Walker, CAFri, Jan 13, 7:15 PM PST · 1360 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
37. 1.5California-Nevada border regionMon, Jan 16, 7:56 AM PST · 1357 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
38. 2.36km S of Walker, CAMon, Jan 16, 10:21 AM PST · 1357 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
39. 1.52 km NNW of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Jan 17, 2:47 PM PST · 1356 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
40. 1.55 km NNE of Schurz, NevadaSat, Jan 21, 7:41 AM PST · 1352 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
41. 1.60 km ESE of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Jan 24, 6:16 AM PST · 1349 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
42. 1.78 km ENE of Coleville, CaliforniaWed, Jan 25, 4:55 AM PST · 1348 days ago · 5 km deep · 16 km away
43. 1.52 km SSW of Coleville, CaliforniaSat, Jan 28, 3:03 AM PST · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 1
44. 2.326km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Jan 30, 2:15 PM PST · 1343 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
45. 1.75 km SSW of Coleville, CaliforniaMon, Jan 30, 4:28 PM PST · 1343 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away
46. 3.06km SSE of Bridgeport, CAThu, Feb 2, 3:35 PM PST · 1340 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 7
47. 2.113 km WSW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Feb 4, 10:58 PM PST · 1337 days ago · 14 km deep · 60 km away
48. 2.37km WNW of Walker, CASat, Feb 4, 11:43 PM PST · 1337 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
49. 1.625 km S of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Feb 6, 5:16 AM PST · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
50. 1.62 km NW of Topaz Lake, NevadaTue, Feb 7, 4:14 PM PST · 1335 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away

Before

1. 2.36km NW of Walker, CAMon, Dec 12, 10:12 AM PST · 1392 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
2. 1.64 km SSW of Coleville, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 4:28 AM PST · 1400 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
3. 1.64 km SSW of Coleville, CaliforniaSun, Dec 4, 4:28 AM PST · 1400 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
4. 1.66 km W of Topaz, CaliforniaThu, Nov 24, 6:31 PM PST · 1410 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
5. 1.814 km E of Fernley, NevadaWed, Nov 23, 6:33 PM PST · 1411 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
6. 2.26km WSW of Walker, CASun, Nov 20, 2:47 PM PST · 1414 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
7. 1.614 km E of Fernley, NevadaFri, Nov 18, 2:26 PM PST · 1416 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
8. 2.04km SE of Markleeville, CAFri, Nov 18, 4:47 AM PST · 1416 days ago · 1 km deep · 35 km away
9. 2.37km NW of Walker, CAThu, Nov 17, 12:00 AM PST · 1417 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
10. 1.9California-Nevada border regionMon, Nov 14, 1:13 AM PST · 1420 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00853231. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 3:20 PM UTC.