Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 79 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 79 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada on Sat, Oct 20, 2018, 6:38 PM PDT (01:38 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 76 km N of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-10-21 01:38:22 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.813° N, 116.184° 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
158°
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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.782 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2897 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  2. 1.833 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2897 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 1.683 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 1 km deep · 56 km away
  4. 2.280 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  5. 1.579 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2887 days ago · 1 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2880 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2880 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  9. 1.681 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2878 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.851 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  11. 1.534 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.619 km WSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2869 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.677 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2861 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  14. 2.376 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2849 days ago · 3 km deep · 63 km away
  15. 1.680 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  16. 1.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.681 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2847 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  18. 2.079 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.613 km ESE of Austin, Nevada · 2909 days ago · 2 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 2.373 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2909 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00661836. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:50 AM UTC.