Nebraska earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 8 km SSE of Arnold, Nebraska

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 8 km SSE of Arnold, Nebraska on Thu, Jul 5, 2018, 5:04 AM CDT (10:04 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 11 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-07-05 10:04:00 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.357° N, 100.143° 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 III, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 2.5 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.17
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
11

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.47 km S of Arnold, Nebraska · 2992 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.811 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 2990 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 13
  3. 2.04 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 2981 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 5
  4. 3.67 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 2980 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 8
  5. 2.74 km E of Arnold, Nebraska · 2959 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 3
  6. 2.66 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 2954 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.67 km WSW of Arnold, Nebraska · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away

Before

  1. 3.65 km ESE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3002 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 6
  2. 2.78 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3003 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.82 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3003 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 8
  4. 3.98 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 41
  5. 3.79 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 5
  6. 2.77 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 3
  7. 4.15 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 47
  8. 2.31 km WNW of Arnold, Nebraska · 3015 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 us2000fxaz. Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:59 PM UTC.