Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 22 km SSW of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km SSW of Empire, Nevada on Thu, Sep 20, 2018, 12:05 AM PDT (07:05 UTC), 8 km (5 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
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-09-20 07:05:37 UTC
Depth
8.4 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.410° N, 119.487° 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
±0.16
Station coverage gap
217°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
12

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.54 km NNW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2936 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away · felt by 2
  2. 2.052 km N of Black Rock City, Nevada · 2928 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  3. 2.631 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.633 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2924 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.519 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2924 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  6. 2.0Nevada · 2924 days ago · 2 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.5Nevada · 2924 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.932 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2924 days ago · 3 km deep · 27 km away
  9. 2.833 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2924 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.8Nevada · 2924 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.913 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2924 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.520 km ENE of Fernley, Nevada · 2919 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  13. 1.620 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2909 days ago · 10 km deep · 33 km away
  14. 1.911 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2905 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  15. 1.538 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 1.739 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  17. 1.539 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  18. 1.738 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2893 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  19. 1.941 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  20. 2.35km E of Johnstonville, CA · 2891 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 11
  21. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2891 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away
  22. 2.315 km ESE of Fernley, Nevada · 2891 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 2
  23. 2.140 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.840 km SW of Empire, Nevada · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 2.48 km SSE of Fernley, Nevada · 2945 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  2. 1.74 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2963 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00657373. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:25 AM UTC.