Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 28 km S of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 28 km S of Rachel, Nevada on Mon, Nov 20, 2017, 1:48 PM PST (21:48 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 27 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2017-11-20 21:48:44 UTC
Depth
3.7 km (2.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.385° N, 115.736° 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
±0.39
Station coverage gap
88°
Stations used
28

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.319 km W of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3237 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 1.939 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3236 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.943 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  4. 2.418 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.846 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  6. 2.250 km ENE of Beatty, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 1.58 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 42 km away
  8. 1.664 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3218 days ago · 4 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.511 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 1.650 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.737 km NNW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3216 days ago · 9 km deep · 57 km away
  12. 1.523 km WSW of Hiko, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 2.042 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 3210 days ago · 3 km deep · 73 km away
  14. 2.627 km NW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3200 days ago · 7 km deep · 74 km away
  15. 1.854 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3193 days ago · 8 km deep · 67 km away
  16. 1.657 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3190 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  17. 1.947 km NNW of Pahrump, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  18. 1.556 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away

Before

  1. 1.552 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 3240 days ago · 7 km deep · 65 km away
  2. 1.631 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 3245 days ago · 14 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 2.135 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3246 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3248 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.631 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3249 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  6. 1.632 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3251 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 1.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3259 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.751 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3259 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 1.645 km ESE of Goldfield, Nevada · 3264 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  10. 1.651 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3267 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  11. 1.751 km ESE of Beatty, Nevada · 3267 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00613133. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 12:31 PM UTC.