Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 52 km NNE of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 52 km NNE of Rachel, Nevada on Sun, Oct 7, 2018, 6:36 AM PDT (13:36 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 73 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-10-07 13:36:20 UTC
Depth
2.2 km (1.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.041° N, 115.427° 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
±0.81
Station coverage gap
117°
Stations used
17

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.373 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2909 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  2. 1.782 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2897 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.833 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2897 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.683 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.280 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 3 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 1.579 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  7. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2887 days ago · 1 km deep · 47 km away
  8. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2880 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2879 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  10. 1.681 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2878 days ago · 5 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 1.851 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away
  12. 1.518 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  13. 1.553 km NNW of Hiko, Nevada · 2870 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 2.125 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 1.677 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2861 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away

Before

  1. 2.911 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2920 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.838 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2923 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  3. 1.615 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2940 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00659898. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:21 AM UTC.