M1.5 earthquake 44 km WSW of Eureka, Nevada
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 44 km WSW of Eureka, Nevada on Thu, Nov 23, 2017, 10:38 PM PST (06:38 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 36 km WSW of Kingston, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2017-11-24 06:38:55 UTC
- Depth
- 9.1 km (5.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.331° N, 116.419° 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
- ±0.00
- Station coverage gap
- 73°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.953 km WNW of Preston, Nevada · 3223 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
- 1.681 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 3221 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 1.941 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 3195 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
- 2.036 km WSW of Kingston, Nevada · 3181 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00613656. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 11:57 AM UTC.