Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 52 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 52 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada on Sun, May 21, 2023, 4:54 AM PDT (11:54 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 64km ENE of Big Pine, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2023-05-21 11:54:00 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.288° N, 117.567° 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
±0.94
Station coverage gap
97°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 71 in the 60 days after this one and 26 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.851 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.554 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.552 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.263 km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 1233 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.560km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.352 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.658km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 1233 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  8. 1.652 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1232 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.552 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1232 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  10. 1.953 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.653 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1231 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.852 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1231 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 2.754 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1231 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 2.362km E of Big Pine, CA · 1231 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.852 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 3.064km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 1231 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.853 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1230 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.650 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1230 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.552 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1230 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.1California-Nevada border region · 1230 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  21. 2.53km N of West Bishop, CA · 1229 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  22. 1.551 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1229 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 1.5California-Nevada border region · 1228 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  24. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 1228 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  25. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1228 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  26. 2.018km SSW of Deep Springs, CA · 1227 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  27. 1.552 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1227 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 1.52km NNE of West Bishop, CA · 1226 days ago · 12 km deep · 78 km away
  29. 1.552 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1226 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 2.764km E of Big Pine, CA · 1225 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.964km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 1224 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 1224 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  33. 1.56km E of Round Valley, CA · 1224 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  34. 2.317km SSE of Lone Pine, CA · 1224 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  35. 1.660km E of Big Pine, CA · 1223 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  36. 1.952 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1222 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  37. 1.87km ESE of Lone Pine, CA · 1222 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  38. 1.651 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1222 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  39. 2.250 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1221 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  40. 2.157 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1221 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  41. 1.658 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1220 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  42. 1.552 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1219 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 1.852 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1218 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  44. 2.734 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1217 days ago · 14 km deep · 44 km away
  45. 1.553 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1217 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  46. 2.452 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1216 days ago · 13 km deep · 3 km away
  47. 1.914km N of Deep Springs, CA · 1216 days ago · 1 km deep · 42 km away
  48. 2.66km NW of Round Valley, CA · 1215 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 3
  49. 1.648 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1211 days ago · 7 km deep · 7 km away
  50. 1.554 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1207 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  51. 1.753 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1207 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  52. 2.56km NW of Round Valley, CA · 1205 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  53. 2.15km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 1205 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  54. 1.63km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 1204 days ago · 12 km deep · 89 km away
  55. 1.842 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 1203 days ago · 8 km deep · 28 km away
  56. 1.76km E of Bishop, CA · 1203 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  57. 1.626 km NW of Furnace Creek, California · 1203 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  58. 1.818km SE of Lone Pine, CA · 1203 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  59. 1.92km W of Wilkerson, CA · 1202 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  60. 1.950 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1202 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away

The first 60 of 71.

Before

  1. 2.552 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.752 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.7California-Nevada border region · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.754 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.264 km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 1233 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.865km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 1233 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.652 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  8. 1.752 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 1.852 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  10. 1.751 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.152 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 2.951 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  13. 1.9California-Nevada border region · 1233 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  14. 3.153 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.754 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 4.364km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 1233 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  17. 2.853 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 1233 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.731 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 1234 days ago · 17 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 3.335 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 1235 days ago · 10 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.526 km SW of Goldfield, Nevada · 1238 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00859956. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:38 PM UTC.