Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 27 km SSW of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 27 km SSW of Empire, Nevada on Sat, Aug 18, 2018, 9:00 PM PDT (04:00 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 33 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-08-19 04:00:47 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.351° N, 119.489° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
168°
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: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.027 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2969 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.74 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2963 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  3. 2.48 km SSE of Fernley, Nevada · 2945 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.522 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2937 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.54 km NNW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2936 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 2
  6. 2.631 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.633 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.519 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 2.0Nevada · 2925 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 1.5Nevada · 2925 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.932 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.833 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  13. 1.8Nevada · 2925 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  14. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2924 days ago · 5 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.520 km ENE of Fernley, Nevada · 2920 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.79 km SSE of Fernley, Nevada · 2910 days ago · 6 km deep · 95 km away
  17. 1.620 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2909 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away

Before

  1. 2.127 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2970 days ago · 7 km deep · 0 km away
  2. 2.18 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2980 days ago · 10 km deep · 38 km away
  3. 1.89 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2981 days ago · 6 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 1.91km NW of Lake Davis, CA · 2989 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 2.722 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2990 days ago · 12 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.911 km NW of Nixon, Nevada · 2991 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.620km S of Honey Lake, CA · 2993 days ago · 8 km deep · 83 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00651554. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:56 AM UTC.