Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 81 km WSW of Preston, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 81 km WSW of Preston, Nevada on Sun, Dec 10, 2017, 2:28 AM PST (10:28 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 53 km WSW of Preston, 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
2017-12-10 10:28:24 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.730° N, 115.967° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
259°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.678 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 3219 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.664 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3218 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 1.632 km WSW of Lund, Nevada · 3205 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 1.773 km SW of Preston, Nevada · 3202 days ago · 9 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 2.069 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 3195 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.434 km ESE of Austin, Nevada · 3175 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 2.953 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.554 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.054 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  10. 1.654 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 3 km deep · 33 km away
  11. 1.651 km SW of Preston, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 1.660 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 3166 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 1.953 km WNW of Preston, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.943 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.522 km W of Preston, Nevada · 3232 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.544 km WSW of Eureka, Nevada · 3236 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00614983. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 9:38 AM UTC.