M1.8 earthquake 54 km W of Preston, Nevada
A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 54 km W of Preston, Nevada on Sat, Apr 14, 2018, 10:20 AM PDT (17:20 UTC), 12 km (7 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.6 48 km S of Eureka, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-04-14 17:20:06 UTC
- Depth
- 12.0 km (7.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.963° N, 115.684° 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
- ±0.98
- Station coverage gap
- 122°
- Stations used
- 8
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 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.687 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 3088 days ago · 3 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.648 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 3080 days ago · 7 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
- 1.548 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 3057 days ago · 17 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00630392. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 3:08 PM UTC.