M1.5 earthquake 10 km ESE of Smith, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 10 km ESE of Smith, Nevada on Sat, Jan 11, 2025, 6:52 AM PST (14:52 UTC), 11 km (7 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 114 in the 60 days after this one and 199 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 114.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00891771. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:02 PM UTC.