M2.7 earthquake 7 km SW of Ely, Nevada
A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 7 km SW of Ely, Nevada on Fri, Aug 31, 2018, 10:55 PM PDT (05:55 UTC), 5 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-09-01 05:55:24 UTC
- Depth
- 5.0 km (3.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.205° N, 114.957° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.7 | ML, local (Richter) | Nevada Seismological Laboratory | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.35 · 3 stations |
| 2.7 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.35 · 3 stations |
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
- ±0.35
- Station coverage gap
- 92°
- 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 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.57 km SW of Ely, Nevada · 2955 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
- 3.0Nevada · 2948 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
- 1.69 km NE of Eureka, Nevada · 2939 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
- 2.728 km ENE of McGill, Nevada · 2916 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.833 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2898 days ago · 7 km deep · 72 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00654231 (also filed as us2000h6db). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.