California earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck in Nevada on Sat, Jan 28, 2023, 8:48 PM PST (04:48 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14km N of Kings Beach, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2023-01-29 04:48:45 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.105° N, 119.703° W
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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
122°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.112 km WNW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1344 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.6Nevada · 1314 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 1.59 km SSE of Beckwourth, California · 1312 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  4. 2.114km NNW of Incline Village-Crystal Bay, NV · 1312 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.67 km S of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 1304 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 3.014km N of Kings Beach, CA · 1304 days ago · -2 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 6
  7. 2.614km N of Kings Beach, CA · 1304 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  8. 1.64 km SSE of Floriston, California · 1298 days ago · 6 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 1.68 km SSE of Johnsville, California · 1295 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.627 km ENE of Herlong, California · 1294 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.719 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1293 days ago · 16 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.6Northern California · 1290 days ago · 10 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.66 km NNW of Beckwourth, California · 1288 days ago · 11 km deep · 64 km away
  14. 1.96 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 1288 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away

Before

  1. 1.59 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1347 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 1.52 km ESE of Truckee, California · 1362 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  3. 2.83km N of Greenhorn, CA · 1365 days ago · 2 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.65 km NNW of Plumas Eureka (historical), California · 1371 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00855445. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:43 AM UTC.