M2.5 earthquake 13 km WNW of Callaway, Nebraska
A magnitude 2.5 earthquake struck 13 km WNW of Callaway, Nebraska on Fri, Sep 7, 2018, 5:21 PM CDT (22:21 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 8 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.5 (mb_lg), micro
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-09-07 22:21:04 UTC
- Depth
- 8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.337° N, 100.068° W
- Region
- Nebraska
- 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.
- Location uncertainty
- About 3.1 km horizontally, 8.4 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.12
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- 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: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us2000hb5u. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 7:48 PM UTC.