Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 11 km WSW of Hiko, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 11 km WSW of Hiko, Nevada on Mon, Nov 17, 2025, 1:26 PM PST (21:26 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 35 km NW of Rachel, 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
2025-11-17 21:26:28 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.541° N, 115.340° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.36
Station coverage gap
226°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.89 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 317 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 1.649 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 315 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 2.017 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada · 309 days ago · 18 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 1.548 km S of Caliente, Nevada · 308 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 1.840 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 296 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.022 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 290 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 1.836 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 288 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 2.350 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 288 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 2.830 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 288 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.238 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 279 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  11. 2.156 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 278 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  12. 2.452 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 275 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  13. 2.059 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 273 days ago · 9 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.935 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 267 days ago · 9 km deep · 71 km away
  15. 2.029 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 267 days ago · 14 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.743 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 267 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  17. 2.643 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 267 days ago · 12 km deep · 68 km away
  18. 2.144 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 267 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  19. 1.612 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 266 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.643 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 265 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 1.726 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 263 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  22. 2.224 km N of Indian Springs, Nevada · 263 days ago · 5 km deep · 90 km away
  23. 1.623 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 262 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  24. 1.622 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 262 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  25. 1.638 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 261 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.730 km W of Alamo, Nevada · 261 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  27. 1.54 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 258 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 3.252 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 318 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  2. 2.336 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 320 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.634 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 320 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.67 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 322 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.532 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 340 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.97 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 344 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  7. 1.731 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 345 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 1.650 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 346 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.521 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 346 days ago · 4 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.935 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 347 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.130 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 347 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  12. 1.623 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 347 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00907402. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 1:08 PM UTC.