M1.7 earthquake 76 km WSW of Preston, Nevada
A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 76 km WSW of Preston, Nevada on Mon, Jul 2, 2018, 11:54 AM PDT (18:54 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-07-02 18:54:45 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.696° N, 115.895° 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
- ±0.00
- Station coverage gap
- 157°
- 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: 6 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.793 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3003 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
- 1.896 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3001 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
- 1.787 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2989 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
- 2.8Nevada · 2985 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
- 2.254 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2975 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
- 1.669 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2964 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
Before
- 2.268 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 3022 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.543 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 3023 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
- 1.941 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 3024 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
- 2.242 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 3025 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
- 1.841 km NW of Preston, Nevada · 3030 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00642625. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:54 AM UTC.