Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Nevada on Tue, Oct 2, 2018, 1:22 PM PDT (20:22 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 33 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-10-02 20:22:30 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.538° N, 119.600° 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
±0.14
Station coverage gap
332°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.932 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  2. 2.833 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 1 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 3
  3. 1.8Nevada · 2925 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  4. 1.620 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2909 days ago · 10 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.538 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.739 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.539 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2893 days ago · 6 km deep · 28 km away
  8. 1.738 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2893 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.941 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 1 km deep · 26 km away
  10. 2.35km E of Johnstonville, CA · 2891 days ago · 1 km deep · 80 km away · felt by 11
  11. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2891 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  12. 2.510km WSW of Susanville, CA · 2890 days ago · -1 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 2.09km SW of Susanville, CA · 2890 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.010km WSW of Susanville, CA · 2890 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 2.140 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1
  16. 2.840 km SW of Empire, Nevada · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 25 km away
  17. 1.939 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2877 days ago · 2 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 2.438 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 1 km deep · 27 km away
  19. 2.426 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 13 km deep · 9 km away
  20. 2.529 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2873 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  21. 2.023 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 2873 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.923 km WSW of Empire, Nevada · 2873 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.627 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2868 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  24. 1.724 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2868 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  25. 1.635 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  26. 1.635 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
  27. 1.724 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2865 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 2.0Nevada · 2925 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.519 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  3. 2.633 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 4 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.631 km WSW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2925 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.052 km N of Black Rock City, Nevada · 2928 days ago · 11 km deep · 86 km away
  6. 1.54 km NNW of Gerlach, Nevada · 2936 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.522 km SSW of Empire, Nevada · 2937 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  8. 1.945km SSW of Likely, CA · 2952 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00659378. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:37 AM UTC.