Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km SW of Nixon, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km SW of Nixon, Nevada on Mon, Oct 23, 2023, 6:38 AM PDT (13:38 UTC), 6 km (4 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2023-10-23 13:38:36 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.714° N, 119.495° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
107°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 52 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.26 km NNW of Truckee, CA · 1077 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.517 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1075 days ago · 15 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 2.728 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1073 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.615 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1071 days ago · 7 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.96 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1066 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  6. 1.529 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1066 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 1.511 km NNW of Stagecoach, Nevada · 1064 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.77 km S of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1063 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.86 km N of Yerington, Nevada · 1058 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
  10. 2.46 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 15
  11. 1.65 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1058 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 2.29 km N of Truckee, CA · 1058 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.54 km NW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 1054 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.86 km S of Sierraville, California · 1053 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  15. 1.94 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1053 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.96 km S of Sierraville, California · 1052 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  17. 1.71 km NE of East Valley, Nevada · 1050 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 1.612 km E of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1047 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  19. 1.530 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 1045 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.98 km E of Carson City, Nevada · 1045 days ago · 6 km deep · 63 km away
  21. 1.52 km N of Reno, Nevada · 1043 days ago · 4 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.822 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 1042 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.59 km ESE of Yerington, Nevada · 1041 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  24. 2.632 km SW of Empire, Nevada · 1037 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  25. 2.04 km SW of Whitehawk, California · 1034 days ago · 14 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  26. 1.918 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1028 days ago · 13 km deep · 18 km away
  27. 2.26 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1022 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  28. 3.47 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1021 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 550
  29. 2.76 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1021 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 52
  30. 1.532 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 1020 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  31. 1.87 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1019 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  32. 1.629 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 1018 days ago · 8 km deep · 57 km away

Before

  1. 1.66 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1080 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 1.56 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1081 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 1
  3. 2.36 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1081 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  4. 3.16 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1081 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 100
  5. 1.5Nevada · 1081 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 1.929 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.5Nevada · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.77 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 2.06 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 3.6Nevada · 1082 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 259
  11. 1.86 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 3
  12. 2.47 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1082 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 7
  13. 1.67 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1083 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 3.6Nevada · 1083 days ago · 12 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 446
  15. 1.75 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1083 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.15 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1083 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  17. 1.521 km WSW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 1084 days ago · 6 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 2.20 km ESE of Clio, CA · 1085 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  19. 1.60 km N of Whitehawk, California · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 1.76 km ESE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 1085 days ago · 11 km deep · 15 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00867775. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:47 PM UTC.