Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 56 km WNW of Austin, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 56 km WNW of Austin, Nevada on Sun, Dec 30, 2018, 10:58 AM PST (18:58 UTC), 2 km (1 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-12-30 18:58:34 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.664° N, 117.691° 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
±0.19
Station coverage gap
129°
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.826 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.523 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2819 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.630 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2811 days ago · 10 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.531 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2800 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  5. 2.357 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2798 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 1.630 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2798 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.823 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 4 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 1.819 km NNE of Austin, NV · 2788 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  9. 2.049 km NNE of Austin, Nevada · 2788 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  10. 1.536 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2785 days ago · 5 km deep · 75 km away
  11. 1.527 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.353 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2839 days ago · 1 km deep · 41 km away
  2. 1.926 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 6 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.762 km W of Austin, Nevada · 2850 days ago · 15 km deep · 24 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00672494. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:57 AM UTC.