Nebraska earthquakes

M2.8 earthquake 11 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck 11 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska on Sun, Jul 15, 2018, 8:00 PM CDT (01:00 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 7 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.8 (mb_lg), micro
Local time
UTC
2018-07-16 01:00:07 UTC
Depth
5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
41.343° N, 100.111° W
Region
Nebraska
Felt reports
13
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

13 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 3.3 km horizontally, 2.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.05
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
34

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.04 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 2981 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 5
  2. 3.67 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 2980 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 8
  3. 2.74 km E of Arnold, Nebraska · 2960 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 3
  4. 2.66 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 2954 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 4
  5. 2.67 km WSW of Arnold, Nebraska · 2944 days ago · 5 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 2.513 km WNW of Callaway, Nebraska · 2936 days ago · 8 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 2.68 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 2936 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2

Before

  1. 2.47 km S of Arnold, Nebraska · 2992 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 3
  2. 2.48 km SSE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3001 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  3. 3.65 km ESE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3002 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 6
  4. 2.78 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3003 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 2
  5. 3.82 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3003 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 8
  6. 3.98 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 41
  7. 3.79 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 5
  8. 2.77 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 3
  9. 4.15 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska · 3006 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 47
  10. 2.31 km WNW of Arnold, Nebraska · 3015 days ago · 5 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000g5uf. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 2:53 AM UTC.