M1.6 earthquake 46 km NNW of Carlin, Nevada
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 46 km NNW of Carlin, Nevada on Sun, Mar 18, 2018, 1:57 PM PDT (20:57 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.2 63 km NW of Osino, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-03-18 20:57:17 UTC
- Depth
- 2.3 km (1.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.120° N, 116.232° 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
- ±0.06
- Station coverage gap
- 236°, poorly surrounded by stations
- 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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.014 km NE of Carlin, Nevada · 3102 days ago · 1 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.562 km NNW of Wells, Nevada · 3097 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.515 km NE of Carlin, Nevada · 3095 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
- 2.424 km ENE of Valmy, Nevada · 3090 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
- 3.263 km NW of Osino, Nevada · 3067 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00626577. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.