Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 71 km WSW of Preston, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 71 km WSW of Preston, Nevada on Thu, Feb 22, 2018, 5:24 AM PST (13:24 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 47 km N of Hiko, 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
2018-02-22 13:24:06 UTC
Depth
1.9 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.749° N, 115.855° 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
±0.90
Station coverage gap
141°
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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.247 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 3144 days ago · 14 km deep · 96 km away
  2. 1.962 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 3142 days ago · 2 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.823 km E of Kingston, Nevada · 3139 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 1.642 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 3102 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 1.522 km NE of Eureka, Nevada · 3094 days ago · 4 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.854 km W of Preston, Nevada · 3094 days ago · 12 km deep · 28 km away
  7. 1.687 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 3088 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 2.011 km WSW of Ruth, Nevada · 3148 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  2. 2.761 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 3149 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.651 km SW of Preston, Nevada · 3169 days ago · 3 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.654 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 3169 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 2.054 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 3169 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.554 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 3169 days ago · 2 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 2.953 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00622775. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:09 PM UTC.