M1.7 earthquake 87 km S of Eureka, Nevada
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 87 km S of Eureka, Nevada on Sat, Jul 28, 2018, 9:41 PM PDT (04:41 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.0 Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-07-29 04:41:56 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.728° N, 116.095° 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
- ±0.39
- Station coverage gap
- 141°
- Stations used
- 14
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.8Nevada · 2985 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.254 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2975 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
- 1.669 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2964 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
- 3.0Nevada · 2947 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
- 1.69 km NE of Eureka, Nevada · 2939 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00647451. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:50 AM UTC.