Nebraska earthquakes

M2.7 earthquake 8 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 8 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska on Mon, Jul 2, 2018, 4:43 PM CDT (21:43 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5 km ESE of Arnold, Nebraska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.7 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-07-02 21:43:48 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.361° N, 100.137° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.1 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.07
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
24

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.65 km ESE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3003 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 6
  2. 2.48 km SSE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3002 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.47 km S of Arnold, Nebraska · 2993 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.811 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 2991 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 13
  5. 2.04 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 2982 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  6. 3.67 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 2981 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 8
  7. 2.74 km E of Arnold, Nebraska · 2961 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  8. 2.66 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 2955 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  9. 2.67 km WSW of Arnold, Nebraska · 2945 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away

Before

  1. 3.82 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3004 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 8
  2. 3.98 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 41
  3. 3.79 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  4. 2.77 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  5. 4.15 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3007 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 47
  6. 2.31 km WNW of Arnold, Nebraska · 3016 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000fv4p. Read Wed, Sep 23, 2026, 3:32 AM UTC.