Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 78 km N of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 78 km N of Rachel, Nevada on Mon, Dec 11, 2017, 3:05 AM PST (11:05 UTC), 11 km (7 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
2017-12-11 11:05:14 UTC
Depth
10.9 km (6.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.350° N, 115.738° 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
±0.43
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.664 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3218 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.511 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3217 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.523 km WSW of Hiko, Nevada · 3211 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.632 km WSW of Lund, Nevada · 3205 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.773 km SW of Preston, Nevada · 3202 days ago · 9 km deep · 16 km away
  6. 2.069 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 3195 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  7. 1.854 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3193 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 1.657 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3190 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.556 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  10. 2.953 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 3171 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.554 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  12. 2.054 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  13. 1.654 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away
  14. 1.651 km SW of Preston, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.681 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 3220 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  2. 1.58 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 3220 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.953 km WNW of Preston, Nevada · 3222 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 2.418 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 3226 days ago · 3 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.943 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 3229 days ago · 4 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.522 km W of Preston, Nevada · 3232 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  7. 1.631 km WSW of Rachel, Nevada · 3245 days ago · 14 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00615065. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:34 PM UTC.