Nevada earthquakes

M2.4 earthquake 57 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada

A magnitude 2.4 earthquake struck 57 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada on Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 10:20 AM PDT (17:20 UTC), 17 km (10 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.4 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-10-16 17:20:04 UTC
Depth
16.6 km (10.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.989° N, 117.849° 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
138°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.647 km SE of Imlay, Nevada · 2904 days ago · 10 km deep · 44 km away
  2. 1.535 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2900 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.954 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2889 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.658 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2887 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.616 km NNE of Austin, Nevada · 2872 days ago · 12 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.750 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada · 2871 days ago · 13 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.762 km W of Austin, Nevada · 2852 days ago · 15 km deep · 59 km away

Before

  1. 2.033 km SSE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2911 days ago · 13 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.613 km ESE of Austin, Nevada · 2912 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.055 km E of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 9 km deep · 72 km away
  4. 1.844 km ESE of Imlay, Nevada · 2927 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  5. 2.659 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2929 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.550 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2939 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00661201. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:50 AM UTC.