M3.3 earthquake 9 km SSE of Arnold, Nebraska
A magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 9 km SSE of Arnold, Nebraska on Thu, Apr 19, 2018, 8:15 AM CDT (13:15 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.3 (mb_lg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-19 13:15:04 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.342° N, 100.149° W
- Region
- Nebraska
- Felt reports
- 23
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
23 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.5 km horizontally, 1.3 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 60°
- Stations used
- 19
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.
Before
- 3.18 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3081 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
- 2.68 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3082 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 19
- 3.13 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3088 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 8
- 2.54 km NW of Arnold, Nebraska · 3088 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 2
- 3.710 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3088 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 30
- 3.310 km SSE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3089 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 46
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us1000dnku. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:23 AM UTC.