Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 34 km N of Dyer, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 34 km N of Dyer, Nevada on Thu, Oct 4, 2018, 10:33 AM PDT (17:33 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 20km NNW of Deep Springs, 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
2018-10-04 17:33:32 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.980° N, 118.053° 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
±0.12
Station coverage gap
83°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 81 in the 60 days after this one and 29 in the 30 days before it.

After

The first 60 of 81.

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00659606. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:42 AM UTC.