M1.6 earthquake 42 km SSW of Lund, Nevada
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 42 km SSW of Lund, Nevada on Fri, Apr 6, 2018, 4:47 AM PDT (11:47 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.8 54 km W of Preston, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-06 11:47:51 UTC
- Depth
- 1.6 km (1.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.484° N, 115.117° 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
- ±0.09
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 5
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00629428. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 10:51 AM UTC.