Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 9 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 9 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada on Mon, Aug 6, 2018, 8:51 PM PDT (03:51 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 33 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-08-07 03:51:09 UTC
Depth
6.2 km (3.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.627° N, 119.463° 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
±0.08
Station coverage gap
123°
Stations used
10

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.18 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2980 days ago · 10 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 2.127 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2970 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away
  3. 1.727 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2969 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.027 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2969 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.74 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2963 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.522 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2937 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.54 km NNW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2937 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 2
  8. 2.052 km N of Black Rock City, Nevada · 2928 days ago · 11 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.631 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.633 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.519 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  12. 2.0Nevada · 2925 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  13. 1.5Nevada · 2925 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  14. 1.932 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.833 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 3
  16. 1.8Nevada · 2925 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away

Before

  1. 2.722 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2990 days ago · 12 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 1.911 km NW of Nixon, Nevada · 2991 days ago · 11 km deep · 81 km away
  3. 1.614 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 3000 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.214km SSE of Likely, CA · 3001 days ago · 9 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.612 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 3005 days ago · 3 km deep · 10 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00648941. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:56 PM UTC.