Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Nevada on Wed, Oct 11, 2023, 2:50 AM PDT (09:50 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 Nevada. 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
2023-10-11 09:50:40 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.630° N, 119.648° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
75°
Stations used
23

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 57 in the 60 days after this one and 44 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.95 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.015 km NW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1090 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  3. 2.06 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1088 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.3Nevada · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 9
  5. 1.66 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1088 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 2.26 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1086 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  7. 2.26 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1086 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  8. 2.77 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1086 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 27
  9. 2.96 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1085 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 127
  10. 2.46 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1085 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 7
  11. 1.76 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1085 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.60 km N of Whitehawk, California · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  13. 2.20 km ESE of Clio, CA · 1084 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  14. 1.521 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  15. 1.714 km S of Kingvale, California · 1083 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  16. 2.15 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1083 days ago · 11 km deep · 0 km away
  17. 1.75 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1083 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 7
  18. 3.6Nevada · 1083 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 446
  19. 1.67 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 2.47 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 7
  21. 1.86 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 11 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  22. 3.6Nevada · 1082 days ago · 11 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 259
  23. 2.06 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  24. 1.77 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.5Nevada · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  26. 1.5Nevada · 1081 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  27. 3.16 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1081 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 100
  28. 2.36 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1081 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  29. 1.56 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1081 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  30. 1.66 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  31. 1.617 km SW of Nixon, Nevada · 1078 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  32. 2.26 km NNW of Truckee, CA · 1076 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away
  33. 1.517 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1074 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away
  34. 1.615 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1071 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away
  35. 2.224 km W of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA · 1069 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away
  36. 1.96 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1066 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 4
  37. 1.529 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  38. 1.511 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1063 days ago · 14 km deep · 27 km away
  39. 1.77 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  40. 2.31 km E of Johnsville, CA · 1062 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  41. 1.86 km N of Yerington, Nevada · 1058 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.46 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 15
  43. 1.65 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  44. 2.29 km N of Truckee, CA · 1058 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
  45. 1.54 km NW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1053 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  46. 1.86 km S of Sierraville, California · 1053 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  47. 1.94 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  48. 1.96 km S of Sierraville, California · 1051 days ago · 10 km deep · 62 km away
  49. 1.71 km NE of East Valley, Nevada · 1050 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  50. 1.612 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1047 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  51. 1.530 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 1045 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  52. 1.98 km E of Carson City, Nevada · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  53. 1.52 km N of Reno, Nevada · 1043 days ago · 4 km deep · 16 km away
  54. 2.822 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  55. 1.59 km ESE of Yerington, Nevada · 1040 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  56. 2.632 km SW of Empire, Nevada · 1036 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away
  57. 2.04 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 1034 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.95 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1090 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.05 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.86 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1093 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 5
  4. 1.79 km SE of Doyle, California · 1095 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  5. 1.50 km NW of Valley Ranch, California · 1098 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.40 km NE of Valley Ranch, CA · 1099 days ago · 3 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.20 km NNE of Valley Ranch, CA · 1099 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 2.30 km N of Valley Ranch, CA · 1099 days ago · 2 km deep · 80 km away
  9. 2.126 km W of Sunnyside-Tahoe City, CA · 1099 days ago · -2 km deep · 85 km away
  10. 1.72 km NE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1101 days ago · 2 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.55 km W of Loyalton, California · 1102 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.520 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1102 days ago · 2 km deep · 16 km away
  13. 1.53 km NE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 1102 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  14. 2.45 km W of Loyalton, CA · 1102 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  15. 2.10 km N of Valley Ranch, California · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  16. 1.50 km ENE of Valley Ranch, California · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
  17. 1.511 km NE of Johnson Lane, Nevada · 1104 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.60 km NNE of Clio, California · 1105 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
  19. 1.71 km E of Valley Ranch, California · 1105 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.6Northern California · 1105 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00867139. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:44 AM UTC.