Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 27 km W of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 27 km W of Empire, Nevada on Sat, Dec 15, 2018, 7:40 AM PST (15:40 UTC), 5 km (3 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
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-12-15 15:40:00 UTC
Depth
5.1 km (3.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.559° N, 119.662° 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
±0.09
Station coverage gap
170°
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: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.526 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.922 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.327km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 2845 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.514 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2841 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.73 km NNE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 2835 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  6. 1.926 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2819 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.74 km NW of Doyle, California · 2803 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  8. 1.932 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2800 days ago · 8 km deep · 34 km away
  9. 1.956 km N of Black Rock City, Nevada · 2800 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away

Before

  1. 2.340 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2863 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  2. 1.724 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2865 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.635 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 7 km deep · 33 km away
  4. 1.635 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  5. 1.724 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.627 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2868 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  7. 1.923 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 2872 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.023 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 2872 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.529 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2873 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 2.426 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 13 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.438 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  12. 1.939 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2877 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00670161. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:47 AM UTC.