M1.8 earthquake 51 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 51 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada on Sat, Jul 7, 2018, 11:33 AM PDT (18:33 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.3 5 km N of Schurz, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-07-07 18:33:40 UTC
- Depth
- 14.1 km (8.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.586° N, 118.165° 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
- ±0.17
- Station coverage gap
- 114°
- Stations used
- 12
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.034 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3005 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.253 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2998 days ago · 9 km deep · 26 km away
- 1.522 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2990 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
- 1.760 km SE of Imlay, Nevada · 2982 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
- 2.35 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2978 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
- 1.932 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2976 days ago · 10 km deep · 53 km away
- 2.35 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2971 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.523 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2957 days ago · 3 km deep · 44 km away
- 1.85 km N of Schurz, Nevada · 2957 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
- 1.530 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2951 days ago · 9 km deep · 61 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00643401. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:40 AM UTC.