M2.6 earthquake 8 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska
A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska on Sun, Apr 15, 2018, 6:39 PM CDT (23:39 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 8 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
- 2.6 (mb_lg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-15 23:39:02 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.364° N, 100.123° W
- Region
- Nebraska
- Felt reports
- 19
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
19 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 5.0 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.11
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 61°
- Stations used
- 32
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.18 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3081 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 6
- 3.39 km SSE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3079 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 23
Before
- 3.13 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3088 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 8
- 2.54 km NW of Arnold, Nebraska · 3088 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
- 3.710 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3088 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 30
- 3.310 km SSE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3089 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 46
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000e0rt. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 4:26 AM UTC.