M1.6 earthquake 17 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, Aug 24, 2023, 9:11 PM PDT

UTC

2023-08-25 04:11:55 UTC

Depth

6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.795° N, 118.818° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.16

Station coverage gap

83°

Stations used

12

• Schurz, NevadaPopulation 658. Forecast17 kmS
• Gardnerville Ranchos, NevadaPopulation 11,312. Forecast81 kmE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast119 kmSE
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast530 kmN

After

1. 2.340 km S of Qualeys Camp, NVSat, Aug 26, 5:02 AM PDT · 1136 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
2. 1.629 km SE of Bodie, CAMon, Aug 28, 12:36 AM PDT · 1134 days ago · 12 km deep · 86 km away
3. 1.54 km WNW of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Aug 31, 6:24 AM PDT · 1131 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
4. 1.520 km NNE of Schurz, NevadaSun, Sep 3, 3:46 AM PDT · 1128 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
5. 2.84 km WSW of Walker, CAThu, Sep 7, 7:25 AM PDT · 1124 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 5
6. 2.33 km WSW of Walker, CAThu, Sep 7, 7:39 AM PDT · 1124 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
7. 2.442 km N of Toms Place, CAFri, Sep 8, 1:02 PM PDT · 1122 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
8. 2.35 km SW of Walker, CASat, Sep 9, 10:01 PM PDT · 1121 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
9. 1.527 km SSE of Fallon Station, NevadaMon, Sep 11, 4:52 PM PDT · 1119 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
10. 1.726 km SW of Mina, NevadaThu, Sep 14, 3:00 AM PDT · 1117 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
11. 3.227 km S of Mina, NevadaFri, Sep 15, 3:24 PM PDT · 1115 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 2
12. 2.36 km WNW of Walker, CASat, Sep 16, 2:46 PM PDT · 1114 days ago · 3 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
13. 1.913 km NNE of Virginia City, NevadaSat, Sep 16, 9:01 PM PDT · 1114 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
14. 1.826 km SSW of Mina, NevadaSun, Sep 17, 10:26 AM PDT · 1114 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away
15. 1.925 km S of Mina, NevadaSun, Sep 17, 11:11 AM PDT · 1114 days ago · 13 km deep · 91 km away
16. 1.528 km S of Mina, NevadaMon, Sep 18, 12:08 AM PDT · 1113 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
17. 1.833 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Sep 23, 10:42 PM PDT · 1107 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
18. 1.52 km SSW of Coleville, CaliforniaMon, Sep 25, 3:27 PM PDT · 1105 days ago · 6 km deep · 67 km away
19. 1.511 km NE of Johnson Lane, NevadaWed, Sep 27, 12:34 AM PDT · 1104 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
20. 3.66 km NNW of Walker, CAWed, Sep 27, 1:00 PM PDT · 1103 days ago · 5 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 9
21. 2.030 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaWed, Sep 27, 3:18 PM PDT · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
22. 1.50 km E of Coleville, CaliforniaWed, Sep 27, 5:10 PM PDT · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
23. 2.55 km NNW of Walker, CAWed, Sep 27, 5:42 PM PDT · 1103 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
24. 1.630 km S of Mina, NevadaWed, Sep 27, 7:57 PM PDT · 1103 days ago · 13 km deep · 100 km away
25. 2.614 km WNW of Bridgeport, CAThu, Sep 28, 10:56 AM PDT · 1103 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 3
26. 1.53 km NE of Carter Springs, NevadaFri, Sep 29, 10:16 AM PDT · 1102 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
27. 1.6California-Nevada border regionFri, Sep 29, 2:48 PM PDT · 1101 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
28. 1.612 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaSat, Sep 30, 5:12 AM PDT · 1101 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
29. 1.528 km SSE of Mina, NevadaSat, Sep 30, 5:22 AM PDT · 1101 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
30. 1.72 km NE of Carter Springs, NevadaSat, Sep 30, 5:46 AM PDT · 1101 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
31. 2.713 km WNW of Bridgeport, CASat, Sep 30, 7:45 AM PDT · 1101 days ago · 6 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 1
32. 2.613 km WNW of Bridgeport, CASat, Sep 30, 5:42 PM PDT · 1100 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 2
33. 1.712 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Oct 2, 3:20 PM PDT · 1098 days ago · 9 km deep · 73 km away
34. 1.512 km WNW of Bridgeport, CaliforniaMon, Oct 2, 5:40 PM PDT · 1098 days ago · 10 km deep · 72 km away
35. 1.66 km E of Walker, CaliforniaMon, Oct 2, 11:46 PM PDT · 1098 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
36. 1.58 km SW of Mina, NevadaSun, Oct 8, 9:21 PM PDT · 1092 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
37. 1.9NevadaTue, Oct 10, 1:55 PM PDT · 1090 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
38. 2.015 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaWed, Oct 11, 3:10 PM PDT · 1089 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
39. 2.423 km SW of Mina, NevadaThu, Oct 12, 1:00 PM PDT · 1088 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
40. 1.65 km W of Walker, CaliforniaThu, Oct 12, 5:25 PM PDT · 1088 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
41. 1.527 km SSE of Mina, NevadaFri, Oct 13, 8:17 AM PDT · 1088 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
42. 2.035 km E of Schurz, NevadaFri, Oct 13, 2:40 PM PDT · 1087 days ago · 8 km deep · 42 km away
43. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Oct 15, 7:43 AM PDT · 1086 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away
44. 1.930 km SSW of Hawthorne, NevadaSun, Oct 15, 3:50 PM PDT · 1085 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
45. 1.524 km ENE of Walker Lake, NevadaThu, Oct 19, 7:41 AM PDT · 1082 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
46. 1.929 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaThu, Oct 19, 2:44 PM PDT · 1081 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
47. 1.623 km ESE of Mina, NevadaThu, Oct 19, 9:29 PM PDT · 1081 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
48. 2.58 km WNW of Walker, CAMon, Oct 23, 6:51 AM PDT · 1078 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 2
49. 1.530 km SW of Hawthorne, NevadaMon, Oct 23, 1:56 PM PDT · 1077 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away

Before

1. 1.6California-Nevada border regionMon, Aug 21, 6:30 PM PDT · 1140 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
2. 1.616 km NW of Stagecoach, NevadaMon, Aug 21, 4:59 PM PDT · 1140 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
3. 3.17 km WNW of Walker, CASun, Aug 20, 7:30 PM PDT · 1141 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away · felt by 9
4. 1.528 km ENE of Fallon Station, NevadaSun, Aug 20, 11:37 AM PDT · 1142 days ago · 2 km deep · 89 km away
5. 2.516 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaSat, Aug 19, 3:49 PM PDT · 1142 days ago · 12 km deep · 44 km away
6. 2.017 km NNW of Mina, NevadaSat, Aug 19, 12:05 AM PDT · 1143 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
7. 2.116 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Aug 18, 11:45 AM PDT · 1144 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
8. 1.926 km SSW of Mina, NevadaFri, Aug 18, 8:54 AM PDT · 1144 days ago · 14 km deep · 89 km away
9. 2.616 km E of Hawthorne, NevadaFri, Aug 18, 6:32 AM PDT · 1144 days ago · 11 km deep · 44 km away
10. 1.512 km NE of Hawthorne, NevadaThu, Aug 17, 12:36 PM PDT · 1145 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
11. 1.614 km WNW of Mina, NevadaThu, Aug 10, 9:15 PM PDT · 1151 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
12. 1.827 km S of Mina, NevadaWed, Aug 9, 8:37 PM PDT · 1152 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
13. 2.726 km SSE of Mina, NevadaTue, Aug 8, 2:44 AM PDT · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
14. 1.68 km SW of Schurz, NevadaMon, Aug 7, 6:43 PM PDT · 1154 days ago · 6 km deep · 11 km away
15. 3.08 km SW of Schurz, NevadaMon, Aug 7, 6:08 PM PDT · 1154 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
16. 2.28 km SW of Schurz, NevadaMon, Aug 7, 6:00 PM PDT · 1154 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
17. 1.5NevadaMon, Aug 7, 12:15 AM PDT · 1155 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
18. 1.619 km WSW of Fallon, NevadaSun, Aug 6, 1:06 PM PDT · 1155 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
19. 1.820 km SE of Bodie, CAFri, Aug 4, 4:40 PM PDT · 1157 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
20. 1.617 km NNW of Mina, NevadaFri, Aug 4, 3:39 PM PDT · 1157 days ago · 8 km deep · 64 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00864996. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:17 AM UTC.