Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 62 km W of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 62 km W of Austin, Nevada on Fri, Dec 14, 2018, 6:48 AM PST (14:48 UTC), 15 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 31 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-12-14 14:48:44 UTC
Depth
15.4 km (9.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.460° N, 117.792° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Station coverage gap
171°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.926 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2847 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  2. 2.353 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2840 days ago · 1 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.556 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2835 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2830 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2828 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away
  6. 1.818 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2828 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  7. 1.617 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  8. 1.826 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.017 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 7 km deep · 90 km away
  10. 1.817 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2824 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  11. 1.659 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2821 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.523 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2820 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  13. 1.630 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2812 days ago · 10 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 2.531 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2801 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 2.357 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2799 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  16. 1.630 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2799 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.823 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away

Before

  1. 1.750 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 2870 days ago · 13 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.619 km WSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2871 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.616 km NNE of Austin, Nevada · 2872 days ago · 12 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00670053. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:38 AM UTC.