Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 50 km N of Hiko, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 50 km N of Hiko, Nevada on Wed, Dec 17, 2025, 7:52 AM PST (15:52 UTC), 6 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 35 km NW of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2025-12-17 15:52:33 UTC
Depth
5.6 km (3.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.047° N, 115.295° 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
±0.37
Station coverage gap
104°
Stations used
11

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 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.830 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 288 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  2. 2.238 km SW of Rachel, Nevada · 279 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.156 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 278 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 2.694 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 277 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.573 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 272 days ago · 1 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 2.935 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 267 days ago · 9 km deep · 69 km away
  7. 2.029 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 267 days ago · 14 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.612 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 266 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  9. 1.670 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 265 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 1.623 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 262 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.622 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 262 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 1.638 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 261 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.730 km W of Alamo, Nevada · 261 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 1.54 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 258 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.269 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 257 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  16. 1.871 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 252 days ago · 5 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 2.627 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 247 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 1.77 km ESE of Hiko, Nevada · 246 days ago · 14 km deep · 55 km away
  19. 1.735 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 246 days ago · 13 km deep · 66 km away
  20. 1.611 km NNW of Alamo, Nevada · 243 days ago · 16 km deep · 67 km away
  21. 2.627 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 242 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  22. 1.732 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 241 days ago · 1 km deep · 87 km away
  23. 2.557 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 238 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.777 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 238 days ago · 2 km deep · 57 km away
  25. 2.579 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 237 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  26. 1.926 km SSE of Rachel, Nevada · 233 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  27. 1.925 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 229 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.836 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 288 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.022 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 290 days ago · 7 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 2.017 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada · 309 days ago · 18 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 1.649 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 315 days ago · 13 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 1.89 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 317 days ago · 6 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.611 km WSW of Hiko, Nevada · 318 days ago · 13 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 3.252 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 318 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00908645. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 12:01 PM UTC.