M1.6 earthquake 8 km NW of Walker Lake, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Apr 28, 2023, 8:22 AM PDT

UTC

2023-04-28 15:22:18 UTC

Depth

8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.713° N, 118.810° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.31

Station coverage gap

81°

Stations used

18

• Hawthorne, NevadaPopulation 3,269. Forecast26 kmNW
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast83 kmESE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast125 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast521 kmN

After

1. 2.024km SE of Bodie, CASat, Apr 29, 7:39 AM PDT · 1255 days ago · 10 km deep · 71 km away
2. 1.55 km SW of Coleville, CaliforniaSun, Apr 30, 8:02 AM PDT · 1254 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
3. 1.827 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, May 1, 10:35 PM PDT · 1252 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
4. 1.524 km E of Mono City, CaliforniaMon, May 1, 11:14 PM PDT · 1252 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
5. 2.237km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NVThu, May 11, 4:49 PM PDT · 1243 days ago · 6 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
6. 2.430 km SE of Mina, NevadaFri, May 12, 2:51 PM PDT · 1242 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
7. 2.828 km WSW of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, May 12, 3:29 PM PDT · 1242 days ago · 12 km deep · 36 km away
8. 2.416km NW of Walker, CATue, May 16, 9:59 PM PDT · 1237 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
9. 3.16km SSE of Markleeville, CAFri, May 26, 1:39 PM PDT · 1228 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 5
10. 2.66km SSE of Markleeville, CAFri, May 26, 1:45 PM PDT · 1228 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
11. 2.27km SSE of Markleeville, CAFri, May 26, 1:51 PM PDT · 1228 days ago · -2 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
12. 2.113 km NE of Hawthorne, NevadaTue, May 30, 9:27 PM PDT · 1223 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
13. 1.63 km NNE of Carter Springs, NevadaWed, May 31, 2:51 AM PDT · 1223 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.724 km NW of Gabbs, NevadaFri, Jun 2, 3:48 PM PDT · 1221 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
15. 2.313km SW of Walker, CASun, Jun 4, 11:51 AM PDT · 1219 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 2
16. 1.512 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaTue, Jun 6, 11:44 AM PDT · 1217 days ago · 9 km deep · 52 km away
17. 2.029km SE of Bodie, CAThu, Jun 8, 6:43 PM PDT · 1215 days ago · 20 km deep · 74 km away
18. 2.527km SE of Bodie, CASat, Jun 10, 11:40 AM PDT · 1213 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
19. 1.714km NNE of Lee Vining, CASun, Jun 11, 11:21 AM PDT · 1212 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
20. 2.45km W of Walker, CAMon, Jun 12, 3:42 AM PDT · 1211 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
21. 1.54 km W of Walker, CaliforniaTue, Jun 13, 4:16 AM PDT · 1210 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away
22. 1.6California-Nevada border regionThu, Jun 15, 2:34 PM PDT · 1208 days ago · 17 km deep · 24 km away
23. 2.39 km SW of Gabbs, NevadaSat, Jun 17, 9:39 AM PDT · 1206 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
24. 2.242km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NVMon, Jun 19, 1:34 AM PDT · 1204 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
25. 2.517km NW of Walker, CAMon, Jun 19, 2:51 PM PDT · 1204 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
26. 1.733 km S of Mina, NevadaThu, Jun 22, 2:43 PM PDT · 1201 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
27. 1.68km SSW of Markleeville, CASat, Jun 24, 3:25 AM PDT · 1199 days ago · -1 km deep · 88 km away
28. 1.626 km NNE of Schurz, NevadaSun, Jun 25, 1:51 PM PDT · 1198 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

Before

1. 1.68 km NW of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, Apr 28, 8:11 AM PDT · 1256 days ago · 12 km deep · 0 km away
2. 1.59 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, Apr 28, 8:07 AM PDT · 1256 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
3. 1.79 km NNW of Walker Lake, NevadaFri, Apr 28, 8:01 AM PDT · 1256 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
4. 2.228 km SSE of Mina, NevadaThu, Apr 27, 5:54 PM PDT · 1257 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
5. 2.011 km NE of Silver Springs, NevadaThu, Apr 27, 12:58 AM PDT · 1257 days ago · 14 km deep · 92 km away
6. 1.537km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Apr 24, 4:27 PM PDT · 1260 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
7. 1.827 km SSE of Mina, NevadaSat, Apr 22, 11:56 PM PDT · 1261 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
8. 2.27km WNW of Walker, CASat, Apr 22, 5:22 AM PDT · 1262 days ago · 1 km deep · 68 km away
9. 2.35km WNW of Walker, CAThu, Apr 20, 2:03 AM PDT · 1264 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away
10. 2.15km WNW of Walker, CAThu, Apr 20, 2:00 AM PDT · 1264 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
11. 2.11 km SSE of Markleeville, CaliforniaMon, Apr 17, 3:31 PM PDT · 1267 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
12. 3.330 km SSE of Mina, NevadaSun, Apr 16, 8:23 AM PDT · 1268 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 3
13. 1.52 km N of Carter Springs, NevadaFri, Apr 14, 3:50 AM PDT · 1270 days ago · 1 km deep · 75 km away
14. 2.116 km SE of Schurz, NevadaThu, Apr 13, 11:27 AM PDT · 1271 days ago · 9 km deep · 19 km away
15. 1.725 km S of Mina, NevadaThu, Apr 13, 11:05 AM PDT · 1271 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
16. 2.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, CaliforniaWed, Apr 12, 2:00 PM PDT · 1272 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
17. 2.95km W of Walker, CASun, Apr 9, 2:10 AM PDT · 1275 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 3
18. 2.130 km SSE of Mina, NevadaThu, Apr 6, 3:29 PM PDT · 1278 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
19. 1.6California-Nevada border regionWed, Apr 5, 12:02 AM PDT · 1279 days ago · 11 km deep · 9 km away
20. 2.429 km SSE of Mina, NevadaSat, Apr 1, 7:31 PM PDT · 1282 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00858841. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:42 PM UTC.