Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 53 km NNW of Hiko, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 53 km NNW of Hiko, Nevada on Thu, Nov 22, 2018, 4:03 PM PST (00:03 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 82 km N of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-11-23 00:03:02 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.055° N, 115.419° 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
±0.13
Station coverage gap
121°
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: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.125 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.677 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2860 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  3. 2.376 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.680 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 1.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  6. 1.681 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2847 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 2.079 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2844 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 1.518 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada · 2844 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 1.581 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2843 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.861 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2840 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 1.629 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2839 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  12. 2.012 km E of Hiko, Nevada · 2831 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  13. 1.712 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 2831 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  14. 2.280 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2823 days ago · 5 km deep · 48 km away
  15. 3.182 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2823 days ago · 5 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 4
  16. 1.678 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2822 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 1.980 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2822 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away · felt by 2
  18. 1.679 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2821 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  19. 1.776 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2821 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  20. 2.534 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 2819 days ago · 4 km deep · 84 km away · felt by 6
  21. 1.582 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  22. 1.681 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 11 km deep · 50 km away
  23. 1.978 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  24. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  25. 1.675 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2815 days ago · 13 km deep · 40 km away
  26. 1.794 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2813 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  27. 1.784 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2813 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 1.518 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.851 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  3. 1.681 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2877 days ago · 5 km deep · 49 km away
  4. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2879 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2880 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2887 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 1.579 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 2.280 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  9. 1.683 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 1.833 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2896 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  11. 1.782 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2896 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00667401. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:44 AM UTC.