M1.9 earthquake 66 km NE of Eureka, Nevada
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 66 km NE of Eureka, Nevada on Sat, Feb 3, 2018, 10:00 AM PST (18:00 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.0 11 km WSW of Ruth, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-02-03 18:00:30 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.979° N, 115.465° 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
- ±0.43
- Station coverage gap
- 106°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00620586. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:05 PM UTC.