Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 30 km SSW of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 30 km SSW of Empire, Nevada on Fri, Nov 24, 2023, 8:06 PM PST (04:06 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 7 km ESE of Spanish Springs, 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
2023-11-25 04:06:22 UTC
Depth
4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.313° N, 119.443° 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
±0.28
Station coverage gap
238°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

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

After

  1. 1.52 km N of Reno, Nevada · 1043 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.822 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.632 km SW of Empire, Nevada · 1037 days ago · 12 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.918 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1028 days ago · 13 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 2.26 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1022 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 3
  6. 3.47 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 550
  7. 2.76 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1021 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 52
  8. 1.532 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 1020 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.87 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.629 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 2.67 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1017 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 61
  12. 1.57 km SE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1017 days ago · 7 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 1.82 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1017 days ago · 4 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.52 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1017 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  15. 1.513 km NE of Lake Davis, California · 1016 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  16. 1.53 km N of Reno, Nevada · 1015 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  17. 2.02 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1013 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 3
  18. 1.644 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 1011 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.92 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 23
  20. 1.92 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7
  21. 1.62 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.62 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.82 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 7
  24. 1.72 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1009 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  25. 1.62 km NNE of Reno, Nevada · 1008 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.97 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1008 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.712 km NW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1006 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  28. 1.76 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1006 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  29. 1.67 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1006 days ago · 11 km deep · 79 km away
  30. 2.514 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1000 days ago · 13 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 1.62 km WNW of Burning Man Earth, Nevada · 1045 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 1.612 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1047 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.94 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 4
  4. 1.54 km NW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1054 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.322 km NW of Gerlach, Nevada · 1055 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.65 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 2.46 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 15
  8. 1.77 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.511 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1064 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away
  10. 1.529 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.96 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1066 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 4
  12. 1.615 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1071 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.517 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1075 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00869294. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:25 PM UTC.