M2.5 earthquake 4 km NW of Arnold, Nebraska
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 4 km NW of Arnold, Nebraska on Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 6:55 AM CDT (11:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 3 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (mb_lg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-10 11:55:02 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.455° N, 100.223° W
- Region
- Nebraska
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 4.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.14
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 62°
- Stations used
- 23
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.13 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3088 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away · felt by 8
- 2.68 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3083 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 19
- 3.18 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3082 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 6
- 3.39 km SSE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3079 days ago · 5 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 23
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000dxht. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:17 PM UTC.