M2.6 earthquake 48 km S of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck 48 km S of Eureka, Nevada on Fri, Apr 27, 2018, 9:00 PM PDT (04:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.11 · 2 stations
2.6	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.11 · 2 stations

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00632393 (also filed as us1000dtte). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 4:05 PM UTC.