M3.6 earthquake 13 km S of Halsey, Nebraska
A magnitude 3.6 earthquake struck 13 km S of Halsey, Nebraska on Wed, Aug 19, 2015, 1:48 AM CDT (06:48 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.6 (mb_lg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2015-08-19 06:48:39 UTC
- Depth
- 14.8 km (9.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.780° N, 100.263° W
- Region
- Nebraska
- Felt reports
- 6
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Map
- Automatic
Did you feel it?
6 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.7 km horizontally, 8.6 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 45°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us100033b5. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 1:18 PM UTC.