Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 5 km ENE of Whitney, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 5 km ENE of Whitney, Nevada on Wed, Mar 11, 2026, 3:18 PM PDT (22:18 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

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

A larger quake followed: M2.9 18 km NNW of Indian Springs, 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
2026-03-11 22:18:42 UTC
Depth
3.0 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.123° N, 114.980° 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
±0.54
Station coverage gap
268°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.55 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 204 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.68 km NW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 203 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.818 km NE of Henderson, Nevada · 199 days ago · 1 km deep · 14 km away
  4. 1.82 km ESE of Spring Valley, Nevada · 199 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.645 km SSE of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 197 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.77 km NW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 193 days ago · 14 km deep · 36 km away
  7. 2.19 km SE of Enterprise, Nevada · 192 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  8. 1.631 km S of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 191 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  9. 1.73 km W of Las Vegas, Nevada · 191 days ago · 15 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.631 km N of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 189 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 2.918 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 187 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  12. 1.918 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 187 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.912 km NNW of Nelson, Nevada · 186 days ago · 16 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.68 km N of Boulder City, Nevada · 184 days ago · 4 km deep · 15 km away
  15. 1.525 km NE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 182 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  16. 1.817 km ENE of Boulder City, Nevada · 178 days ago · 10 km deep · 32 km away
  17. 1.68 km S of Henderson, Nevada · 176 days ago · 16 km deep · 18 km away
  18. 1.618 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 175 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  19. 2.118 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 175 days ago · 6 km deep · 96 km away
  20. 1.519 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 174 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  21. 1.715 km NNE of Moapa Valley, Nevada · 174 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away
  22. 1.51 km NNE of Whitney, Nevada · 163 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  23. 1.714 km S of Enterprise, Nevada · 150 days ago · 12 km deep · 34 km away

Before

  1. 1.95 km NNE of Whitney, Nevada · 212 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.66 km SSW of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 212 days ago · 15 km deep · 44 km away
  3. 1.518 km E of Goodsprings, Nevada · 213 days ago · 16 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.712 km S of Boulder City, Nevada · 214 days ago · 16 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.814 km SSE of Mount Charleston, Nevada · 216 days ago · 5 km deep · 56 km away
  6. 1.78 km NE of Dolan Springs, Arizona · 218 days ago · 4 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 1.710 km SSE of Blue Diamond, Nevada · 218 days ago · 16 km deep · 37 km away
  8. 1.614 km N of Summerlin South, Nevada · 219 days ago · 5 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.616 km WSW of Bunkerville, Nevada · 220 days ago · 16 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.636 km SSE of Sandy Valley, Nevada · 221 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.612 km NE of Moapa Town, Nevada · 221 days ago · 16 km deep · 83 km away
  12. 1.83 km WSW of Boulder City, Nevada · 224 days ago · 10 km deep · 21 km away
  13. 1.72 km NW of Enterprise, Nevada · 226 days ago · 16 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 1.715 km NW of Las Vegas, Nevada · 232 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  15. 2.320 km ENE of Nelson, Nevada · 232 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  16. 2.226 km E of Indian Springs, Nevada · 234 days ago · 2 km deep · 64 km away
  17. 1.72 km WNW of Whitney, Nevada · 234 days ago · 16 km deep · 8 km away
  18. 1.52 km NNW of Enterprise, Nevada · 234 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00912493. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:06 PM UTC.