M1.5 earthquake 22 km NE of Eureka, Nevada
A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 22 km NE of Eureka, Nevada on Fri, Apr 13, 2018, 9:02 PM PDT (04:02 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 48 km S of Eureka, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-14 04:02:28 UTC
- Depth
- 4.3 km (2.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.638° N, 115.750° 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
- ±0.00
- Station coverage gap
- 105°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00630404. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:14 PM UTC.