Nebraska earthquakes

M3.7 earthquake 10 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska

A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 10 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska on Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 6:41 AM CDT (11:41 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
3.7 (mwr), minor
Local time
UTC
2018-04-10 11:41:09 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.348° N, 100.119° W
Region
Nebraska
Felt reports
30
Strongest shaking
IV, light shaking
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Shaking

The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.

Strongest estimated
IV, light shaking
Peak ground acceleration
3383.0% of gravity
Peak ground velocity
0.6 cm/s
Map
Automatic
USGS ShakeMap: estimated shaking intensity around the epicenter
Estimated shaking intensity. Map: USGS ShakeMap.

Did you feel it?

30 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

Did You Feel It? map: shaking reported by the public
Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

Fault motion and ground failure

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Faulting
Oblique reverse
Moment magnitude
3.7 Mwr
Nodal plane 1
Strike 69°, dip 58°, rake 138°
Nodal plane 2
Strike 185°, dip 55°, rake 40°

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
48

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.54 km NW of Arnold, Nebraska · 3088 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 2
  2. 3.13 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3087 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 8
  3. 2.68 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3082 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 19
  4. 3.18 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3081 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 6
  5. 3.39 km SSE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3079 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 23

Before

  1. 3.310 km SSE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3089 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 46

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000dxhc. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 1:58 AM UTC.