Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada on Sun, Apr 9, 2023, 7:27 PM PDT (02:27 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.3 64km ENE of Big Pine, CA. 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
2023-04-10 02:27:05 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.524° N, 117.966° 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
±0.53
Station coverage gap
140°
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: 113 in the 60 days after this one and 143 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 113.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00858039. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:41 AM UTC.