Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 24 km W of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 24 km W of Empire, Nevada on Sat, Dec 1, 2018, 2:32 AM PST (10:32 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 26 km W of Empire, 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
2018-12-01 10:32:15 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.541° N, 119.627° 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
258°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.340 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2863 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 2.427 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2851 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 2.526 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.922 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 2.327km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 2845 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  6. 1.514 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2842 days ago · 12 km deep · 55 km away
  7. 1.73 km NNE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 2835 days ago · 11 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 1.926 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2819 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.635 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  2. 1.635 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.724 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2868 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.627 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2868 days ago · 6 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 1.923 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 2873 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 2.023 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 2873 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 2.529 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2873 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.426 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.438 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  10. 1.939 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2877 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 2.840 km SW of Empire, Nevada · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away
  12. 2.140 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.010km WSW of Susanville, CA · 2890 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  14. 2.09km SW of Susanville, CA · 2890 days ago · 1 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  15. 2.510km WSW of Susanville, CA · 2890 days ago · -1 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2891 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.35km E of Johnstonville, CA · 2891 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 11
  18. 1.941 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  19. 1.738 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2893 days ago · 5 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 1.539 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00667745. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 12:03 PM UTC.