M2.8 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 2.8 earthquake struck in Nevada on Wed, Aug 1, 2018, 11:10 PM PDT (06:10 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.0 Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.25 · 3 stations
2.8	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.25 · 3 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00648222 (also filed as us1000g2zf). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:00 AM UTC.