Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Nevada on Wed, Jan 18, 2023, 12:20 PM PST (20:20 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.9 17km N of Deep Springs, CA. 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
2023-01-18 20:20:29 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.172° N, 117.999° 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
±0.46
Station coverage gap
131°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 168 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.810km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1352 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.520 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1352 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 1.727 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  4. 1.730 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1352 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.526 km NNW of Benton, California · 1351 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  6. 1.733 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1350 days ago · 11 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.834 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1350 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  8. 2.4California-Nevada border region · 1348 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.540 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada · 1348 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.512km WNW of Toms Place, CA · 1347 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  11. 1.84km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 1347 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 2.329 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1347 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  13. 1.92km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 1347 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  14. 1.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.630 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1346 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 2.231 km N of Dyer, Nevada · 1346 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 3.732 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1345 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1345 days ago · 11 km deep · 12 km away
  19. 2.534 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1345 days ago · 10 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.8Nevada · 1345 days ago · 7 km deep · 12 km away
  21. 1.812km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1343 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  22. 2.326km SE of Bodie, CA · 1343 days ago · 11 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.611km W of Toms Place, CA · 1342 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  24. 1.935 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1341 days ago · 10 km deep · 17 km away
  25. 1.536 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1339 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  26. 2.032 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1339 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
  27. 3.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1338 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  28. 2.531 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1338 days ago · 12 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 2.130 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1338 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
  30. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1338 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  31. 1.713 km NW of Benton, California · 1338 days ago · 13 km deep · 58 km away
  32. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1338 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  33. 1.67km NE of Wilkerson, CA · 1338 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  34. 2.0Nevada · 1338 days ago · 9 km deep · 8 km away
  35. 1.52 km ENE of Bishop, California · 1338 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  36. 1.510km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1338 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  37. 1.931 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1337 days ago · 7 km deep · 13 km away
  38. 1.730 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1337 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  39. 1.622 km S of Mina, Nevada · 1336 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  40. 1.625 km S of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1336 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  41. 2.713km E of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1335 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 6
  42. 1.710km SSW of Toms Place, CA · 1335 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  43. 1.631 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1333 days ago · 12 km deep · 10 km away
  44. 2.026 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1330 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  45. 2.028 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1330 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 1.9Nevada · 1328 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.611km ENE of Mammoth Lakes, CA · 1327 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  48. 1.622 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 1327 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  49. 1.713 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 1323 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  50. 1.812km W of Toms Place, CA · 1322 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  51. 1.6Nevada · 1322 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  52. 3.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1320 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 4
  53. 2.334 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1320 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  54. 1.632 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1320 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  55. 1.929 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1319 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  56. 3.036 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1318 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  57. 2.19km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1316 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  58. 2.4Nevada · 1316 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  59. 1.65km W of Toms Place, CA · 1316 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  60. 1.734 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1316 days ago · 12 km deep · 16 km away

The first 60 of 168.

Before

  1. 1.535 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1355 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.6Nevada · 1356 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.5Nevada · 1357 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.5Nevada · 1358 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 1.930 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 1358 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 2.610km WSW of Toms Place, CA · 1358 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.329 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 1358 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
  8. 1.76km NNE of Round Valley, CA · 1358 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1360 days ago · 10 km deep · 9 km away
  10. 2.138 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1361 days ago · 12 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.532 km ENE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 1361 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  12. 1.5Nevada · 1362 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
  13. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 1363 days ago · 15 km deep · 81 km away
  14. 1.731 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1363 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.532 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1363 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away
  16. 1.518 km E of Mono City, California · 1364 days ago · 14 km deep · 83 km away
  17. 1.619 km ENE of Mono City, California · 1364 days ago · 11 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.8Nevada · 1365 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.521 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 1365 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  20. 2.116km SSE of Bodie, CA · 1365 days ago · 17 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00854981. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:50 PM UTC.