Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 6 km WSW of Cold Springs, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 6 km WSW of Cold Springs, Nevada on Fri, Jun 15, 2018, 9:57 AM PDT (16:57 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 5km NNW of Dollar Point, CA. 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
2018-06-15 16:57:42 UTC
Depth
4.2 km (2.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.665° N, 120.051° 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
±0.29
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.93km W of Delleker, CA · 3032 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.86km WSW of Cold Springs, NV · 3032 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.96km WSW of Cold Springs, NV · 3028 days ago · -1 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 2.212km WNW of Lake Davis, CA · 3027 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 2.64km E of Truckee, CA · 3023 days ago · 5 km deep · 39 km away · felt by 3
  6. 1.53 km SSW of Greenville, California · 3019 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
  7. 1.61 km NW of Carnelian Bay, California · 3014 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 2.918km SW of Whitehawk, CA · 3009 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 17
  9. 2.22km NNE of Indian Falls, CA · 3006 days ago · 21 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 1.614 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 3000 days ago · 9 km deep · 54 km away
  11. 2.717km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2998 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 7
  12. 2.020km NW of Truckee, CA · 2996 days ago · -2 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 3.55km NNW of Dollar Point, CA · 2993 days ago · 3 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 523
  14. 1.620km S of Honey Lake, CA · 2993 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
  15. 1.72km N of Plumas Eureka, CA · 2991 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
  16. 1.911 km NW of Nixon, Nevada · 2990 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  17. 2.722 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2989 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  18. 1.91km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 2989 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  19. 2.18 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2980 days ago · 10 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 2.24 km ENE of Floriston, California · 3037 days ago · 6 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 2
  2. 1.52 km NNW of Mesa Vista, California · 3038 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 1.85 km E of Floriston, California · 3039 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  4. 1.52 km NNW of Mesa Vista, California · 3040 days ago · 12 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.54km N of Mesa Vista, CA · 3040 days ago · -2 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.54 km ENE of Floriston, California · 3042 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 3.04 km E of Floriston, California · 3042 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 13
  8. 3.14 km ENE of Floriston, California · 3043 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 41
  9. 1.85km SSW of Cromberg, CA · 3043 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  10. 1.810km NNE of Lake Davis, CA · 3045 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.62 km NNW of Mesa Vista, California · 3046 days ago · 11 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 1.611 km NW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 3050 days ago · 1 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.611 km NW of Wadsworth, Nevada · 3057 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 1.64km WSW of Johnsville, CA · 3060 days ago · 6 km deep · 60 km away
  15. 2.114 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 3063 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 6

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00639724. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.