Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 78 km N of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 78 km N of Rachel, Nevada on Mon, Nov 5, 2018, 11:39 PM PST (07:39 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.3 76 km N of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-11-06 07:39:28 UTC
Depth
0.6 km (0.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.349° N, 115.801° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
113°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2880 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2879 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 1.681 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2878 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 1.851 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  5. 1.534 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  6. 1.553 km NNW of Hiko, Nevada · 2870 days ago · 9 km deep · 47 km away
  7. 2.125 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  8. 1.677 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2861 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  9. 1.638 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 2855 days ago · 9 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 2.376 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.680 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  12. 1.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 1.681 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2847 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  14. 2.079 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2844 days ago · 8 km deep · 17 km away
  15. 1.581 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2843 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.861 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2841 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  17. 1.629 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2839 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  18. 1.551 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2830 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

Before

  1. 1.579 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.280 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.683 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2892 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.833 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2896 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  5. 1.782 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2897 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  6. 1.979 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2903 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 2.373 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2909 days ago · 1 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.652 km NNE of Rachel, Nevada · 2917 days ago · 2 km deep · 47 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00664437. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:09 AM UTC.