Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 26 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 26 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada on Wed, Nov 21, 2018, 4:48 PM PST (00:48 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 29 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-11-22 00:48:53 UTC
Depth
12.8 km (8.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.603° N, 119.659° 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
±0.24
Station coverage gap
112°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.529 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2873 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 2.023 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 2873 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  3. 1.923 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 2873 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  4. 1.627 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2868 days ago · 6 km deep · 47 km away
  5. 1.724 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.635 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.635 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 7 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 1.724 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2865 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.340 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2863 days ago · 6 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 2.427 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2851 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  11. 2.526 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.922 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.327km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 2845 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  14. 1.514 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2841 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away
  15. 1.926 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2819 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 2.438 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 1 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 1.939 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2877 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 2.840 km SW of Empire, Nevada · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 31 km away
  4. 2.140 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.010km WSW of Susanville, CA · 2890 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.714km WSW of Susanville, CA · 2890 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 2.09km SW of Susanville, CA · 2890 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away · felt by 1
  8. 2.510km WSW of Susanville, CA · 2890 days ago · -1 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2891 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.35km E of Johnstonville, CA · 2891 days ago · 1 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 11
  11. 1.941 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.738 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2893 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  13. 1.539 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  14. 1.739 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  15. 1.538 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00666618. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:33 AM UTC.