Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada on Tue, Dec 18, 2018, 7:55 PM PST (03:55 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 14 km SW of Enterprise, Utah. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-12-19 03:55:15 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.417° N, 114.963° 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
±0.36
Station coverage gap
192°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 29 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.629 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2840 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 2.012 km E of Hiko, Nevada · 2833 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  3. 1.712 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 2833 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  4. 1.944 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2831 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 1.713 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2823 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.614 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2823 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.515 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2822 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 1.717 km NW of Veyo, Utah · 2821 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 2.534 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 2820 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 6
  10. 2.220 km NNW of Mesquite, Nevada · 2820 days ago · -3 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.913 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2820 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.814 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2820 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away
  13. 2.213 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2819 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.814 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2817 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 3.814 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2817 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 220
  16. 1.714 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2816 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  17. 1.641 km WSW of Veyo, Utah · 2815 days ago · 10 km deep · 74 km away
  18. 1.913 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2815 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 2.613 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2815 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.712 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2815 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  21. 2.413 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2815 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.915 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2815 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.013 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2815 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.214 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2815 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.26 km WNW of Panaca, Nevada · 2811 days ago · 5 km deep · 63 km away
  26. 1.614 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2803 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  27. 2.113 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2796 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  28. 2.38 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  29. 1.612 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 2788 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away

Before

  1. 1.836 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2849 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  2. 2.125 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2868 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 1.814 km WNW of Veyo, Utah · 2871 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.553 km NNW of Hiko, Nevada · 2872 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00670785. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:48 PM UTC.