Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 5 km SE of Carson City, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 5 km SE of Carson City, Nevada on Tue, Dec 4, 2018, 4:12 PM PST (00:12 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 5 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-12-05 00:12:24 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.121° N, 119.729° 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
±0.37
Station coverage gap
57°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 13 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.85 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2861 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.517 km NE of Yerington, Nevada · 2858 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.54 km SSE of Soda Springs, California · 2849 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.78 km NNE of Calpine, California · 2849 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.63 km SSE of Soda Springs, California · 2848 days ago · 7 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 1.629 km WSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 9 km deep · 80 km away
  7. 3.65 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 375
  8. 1.76 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  9. 3.25 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 30
  10. 1.65 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 2.417km WSW of Truckee, CA · 2843 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  12. 1.89 km NW of Loyalton, California · 2840 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away
  13. 2.38km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 2839 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  14. 2.16 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2839 days ago · 9 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.73 km NNE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 2835 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  16. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2830 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  17. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2828 days ago · 11 km deep · 99 km away
  18. 1.818 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2828 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.617 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  20. 1.58 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 11 km deep · 65 km away
  21. 2.017 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  22. 1.817 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2825 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 1.9Nevada · 2823 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  24. 1.517 km SSE of Schurz, Nevada · 2818 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  25. 2.35 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2804 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 13
  26. 1.92 km SE of Dayton, Nevada · 2803 days ago · 7 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 1
  27. 1.62 km WNW of Sattley, California · 2802 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

Before

  1. 3.25 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2862 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 43
  2. 1.56 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2863 days ago · 8 km deep · 0 km away
  3. 2.210 km NNE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2863 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
  4. 1.67 km SSE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 2865 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.811 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  6. 1.512 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2870 days ago · 8 km deep · 79 km away
  7. 2.29 km NNE of Glenbrook, Nevada · 2871 days ago · 11 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 2.511 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  9. 1.53 km WSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2878 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.53 km SW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 2880 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 3.04km WSW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2884 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 113
  12. 1.711 km SSW of Kingvale, California · 2887 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.315 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2891 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away · felt by 2

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00668170. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 8:34 AM UTC.