Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15 km SW of Moapa Town, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km SW of Moapa Town, Nevada on Thu, Mar 29, 2018, 1:01 PM PDT (20:01 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

Automatic solution: the magnitude and location may still be revised.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 14 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-03-29 20:01:57 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
36.602° N, 114.742° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Automatic solution, may be revised

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

An automatic solution; a seismologist may revise it.

Station coverage gap
298°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.048 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 3108 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.629 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3100 days ago · 6 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 2.115 km SSW of Indian Springs, Nevada · 3100 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  4. 1.525 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 3099 days ago · 3 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.710 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 3099 days ago · 4 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.614 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3086 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  7. 1.839 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3085 days ago · 6 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 1.528 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 3085 days ago · 1 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 3.014 km NE of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 3075 days ago · 13 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.526 km NW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 3060 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 2.319 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3057 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 1.616 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 3056 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.514 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 3114 days ago · 3 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.035 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 3115 days ago · 7 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 1.632 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 3120 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.811 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 3127 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.711 km WNW of Summerlin South, Nevada · 3132 days ago · 14 km deep · 81 km away
  6. 1.64 km NNE of Scenic, Arizona · 3134 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  7. 2.511 km NE of Alamo, Nevada · 3138 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00628069. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:36 AM UTC.