Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 12 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 12 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada on Mon, Dec 31, 2018, 3:02 PM PST (23:02 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 34 km S of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-12-31 23:02:34 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.625° N, 115.090° 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
±0.54
Station coverage gap
73°
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: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.944 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2829 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 2.534 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 2818 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 6
  3. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 1 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 1.675 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2815 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 1.641 km WSW of Veyo, Utah · 2814 days ago · 10 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.26 km WNW of Panaca, Nevada · 2809 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2804 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  8. 1.844 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2795 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.844 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2795 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.38 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2791 days ago · 8 km deep · 62 km away
  11. 1.612 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 2786 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.775 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  13. 1.575 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2774 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away

Before

  1. 2.012 km E of Hiko, Nevada · 2831 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.629 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2839 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  3. 1.861 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2840 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 1.518 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada · 2844 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
  5. 1.836 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2847 days ago · 9 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00672694. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 7:50 PM UTC.