M3.1 earthquake 3 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 3 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska on Tue, Apr 10, 2018, 10:49 AM CDT (15:49 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 9 km SSE 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
- 3.1 (mb_lg), minor
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-10 15:49:10 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.401° N, 100.158° W
- Region
- Nebraska
- Felt reports
- 8
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
8 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 2.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 61°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.68 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3082 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 19
- 3.18 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3081 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
- 3.39 km SSE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3079 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 23
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000dxjt. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:22 AM UTC.