Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 11 km SE of Smith, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Smith, Nevada on Sun, Feb 18, 2024, 11:28 PM PST (07:28 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 11 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2024-02-19 07:28:35 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.731° N, 119.226° 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
±0.00
Station coverage gap
165°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 46 in the 60 days after this one and 37 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 958 days ago · 10 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.011 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 958 days ago · 10 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 1.511 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 958 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  4. 1.56 km SE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 956 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.712 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 956 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  6. 1.912 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 956 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  7. 1.711 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 955 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  8. 1.612 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 954 days ago · 11 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.53 km ENE of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 953 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  10. 1.60 km ESE of Coleville, California · 953 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  11. 2.139 km SSW of Qualeys Camp, NV · 950 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  12. 1.617 km ENE of Lee Vining, CA · 949 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  13. 2.116 km WNW of Yerington, Nevada · 945 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 2.012 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 944 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 3.211 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 944 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 107
  16. 2.210 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 944 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.911 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 943 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.711 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 942 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 10
  19. 2.011 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 942 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.66 km WSW of Walker, California · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  21. 1.910 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 941 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
  22. 1.911 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 941 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  23. 3.211 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 940 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 297
  24. 1.611 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 940 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  25. 2.011 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 939 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  26. 1.511 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 939 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  27. 1.711 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 939 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  28. 1.53 km NE of Carter Springs, Nevada · 938 days ago · 4 km deep · 38 km away
  29. 1.616 km N of Mina, Nevada · 937 days ago · 3 km deep · 97 km away
  30. 1.51 km E of Coleville, California · 931 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  31. 2.16 km W of Tahoe Vista, CA · 925 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 1.93 km SW of Coleville, California · 922 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  33. 1.61 km WSW of Walker, California · 920 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  34. 1.53 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 920 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1
  35. 1.930 km SE of Bodie, CA · 919 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  36. 1.62 km SW of Coleville, California · 918 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  37. 2.012 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 916 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  38. 2.16 km W of Walker, CA · 916 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  39. 1.514 km N of Mina, Nevada · 916 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  40. 1.624 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 915 days ago · 5 km deep · 81 km away
  41. 1.632 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 913 days ago · 11 km deep · 61 km away
  42. 1.723 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 911 days ago · 6 km deep · 80 km away
  43. 1.82 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 910 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 2
  44. 2.28 km NE of Markleeville, CA · 909 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  45. 1.62 km S of Virginia City, Nevada · 909 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  46. 1.56 km N of Bridgeport, California · 907 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 1.611 km SE of Smith, Nevada · 960 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 1.59 km WNW of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 960 days ago · 13 km deep · 32 km away
  3. 1.732 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 963 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 1.61 km SSW of Coleville, California · 964 days ago · 16 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.611 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 1.911 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 11
  7. 3.011 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 964 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 391
  8. 1.711 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 3
  9. 2.611 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 965 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 87
  10. 1.611 km W of Bridgeport, California · 970 days ago · 1 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 1.711 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 970 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.81 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 972 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.36 km NNW of Bodie, CA · 973 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 1.616 km NNW of Mina, Nevada · 977 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 1.612 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 1.821 km SW of Mina, Nevada · 977 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.65 km ESE of Smith, Nevada · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.911 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 980 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 3.511 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 981 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 940
  20. 1.511 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 981 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00873745. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:55 PM UTC.