Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Nevada on Wed, Mar 1, 2023, 9:48 AM PST (17:48 UTC), 9 km (5 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2023-03-01 17:48:28 UTC
Depth
8.5 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.377° N, 119.041° 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
±0.35
Station coverage gap
106°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 1312 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.114km NNW of Incline Village-Crystal Bay, NV · 1311 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 3.014km N of Kings Beach, CA · 1303 days ago · -2 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  4. 2.614km N of Kings Beach, CA · 1303 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.64 km SSE of Floriston, California · 1298 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  6. 1.55 km NNE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1297 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  7. 1.5Nevada · 1295 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away
  8. 1.719 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1292 days ago · 16 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 1.5Nevada · 1292 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 1.96 km SE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 1287 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.6California-Nevada border region · 1279 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  12. 1.96 km NNW of Verdi, California · 1272 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  13. 2.116 km SE of Schurz, Nevada · 1270 days ago · 9 km deep · 67 km away
  14. 1.52 km N of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1269 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
  15. 2.311km NW of Verdi-Mogul, NV · 1267 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  16. 2.11 km SSE of Markleeville, California · 1266 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.94km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1264 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  18. 1.94km N of Dollar Point, CA · 1264 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.84km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 1263 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  20. 1.91 km NE of Carnelian Bay, California · 1263 days ago · 10 km deep · 90 km away
  21. 1.812 km E of Floriston, California · 1259 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  22. 2.011 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 1256 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away
  23. 1.79 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1255 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  24. 1.59 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1255 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  25. 1.68 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1255 days ago · 12 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.68 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 1255 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.715 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 1315 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  2. 2.511km ENE of Walker, CA · 1329 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.327 km NE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1334 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  4. 1.62 km NW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 1335 days ago · 12 km deep · 87 km away
  5. 1.862 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1337 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00856486. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 6:57 PM UTC.