Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 17 km NNW of Silver Peak, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 17 km NNW of Silver Peak, Nevada on Wed, Jan 8, 2025, 7:37 PM PST (03:37 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 13 km ESE of Hawthorne, 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
2025-01-09 03:37:43 UTC
Depth
5.3 km (3.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.897° N, 117.716° 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
±0.50
Station coverage gap
118°
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: 111 in the 60 days after this one and 64 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.13 km SSW of Round Valley, CA · 631 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.52 km WSW of Bishop, CA · 630 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 1.614 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 630 days ago · 7 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.832 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 629 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  5. 1.531 km SE of Bodie, CA · 629 days ago · 12 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.927 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 629 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.933 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 628 days ago · 9 km deep · 32 km away
  8. 2.412 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 628 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  9. 1.540 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 628 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  10. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 627 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.724 km S of Mina, Nevada · 627 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  12. 1.511 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 627 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.613 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 627 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 626 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  15. 1.613 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 626 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.613 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 626 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  17. 2.614 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 626 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  18. 1.68 km SSW of West Bishop, CA · 624 days ago · 18 km deep · 95 km away
  19. 1.523 km SSE of Dyer, Nevada · 624 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.613 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 624 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  21. 1.513 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 623 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  22. 2.313 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 622 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away
  23. 3.713 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 10
  24. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 77 km away
  25. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 622 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  26. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 622 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  27. 1.713 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 621 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  28. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 621 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
  29. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 621 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  30. 2.439 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 621 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  31. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 621 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  32. 1.713 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 621 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away
  33. 1.829 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 620 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  34. 2.213 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 619 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  35. 2.73 km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 619 days ago · 7 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  36. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 619 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  37. 2.037 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 619 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  38. 1.712 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 619 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  39. 1.813 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 619 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  40. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 618 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  41. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 618 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  42. 2.412 km S of Gabbs, Nevada · 617 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  43. 1.541 km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 615 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  44. 1.841 km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 615 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  45. 1.541 km NNE of Toms Place, CA · 615 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  46. 1.851 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 614 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  47. 2.131 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 614 days ago · 11 km deep · 34 km away
  48. 2.413 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 613 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  49. 2.58 km NE of Round Valley, CA · 613 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away
  50. 1.78 km NE of Round Valley, CA · 613 days ago · 16 km deep · 86 km away
  51. 2.729 km SSE of Mina, Nevada · 612 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  52. 2.231 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 612 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  53. 1.79 km NE of Round Valley, CA · 612 days ago · 17 km deep · 86 km away
  54. 1.514 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 609 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  55. 2.031 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 609 days ago · 8 km deep · 35 km away
  56. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 608 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  57. 1.512 km N of Goldfield, Nevada · 604 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  58. 1.831 km SE of Mina, Nevada · 602 days ago · 9 km deep · 35 km away
  59. 1.639 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 601 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
  60. 1.644 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 601 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1

The first 60 of 111.

Before

  1. 1.637 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 632 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 1.737 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 632 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  3. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 632 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 632 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 1.525 km SSW of Mina, Nevada · 634 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 2.28 km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 636 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 637 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  8. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 637 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  9. 1.738 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 637 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.837 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 637 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 637 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  12. 2.539 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 637 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.537 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 637 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 1.840 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 639 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.838 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  16. 2.138 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 639 days ago · 7 km deep · 78 km away
  17. 1.638 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 639 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 1.812 km NW of Mina, Nevada · 639 days ago · 13 km deep · 77 km away
  19. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 639 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 1.538 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 639 days ago · 6 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00891627. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:03 PM UTC.