Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 76 km N of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 76 km N of Rachel, Nevada on Mon, Nov 12, 2018, 6:35 PM PST (02:35 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 82 km N of Rachel, 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
2018-11-13 02:35:39 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.331° N, 115.811° 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
228°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2881 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.681 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2880 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.851 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2877 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  4. 1.534 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 2876 days ago · 3 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.553 km NNW of Hiko, Nevada · 2872 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 2.125 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2869 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  7. 1.677 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2863 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.638 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 2857 days ago · 9 km deep · 94 km away
  9. 2.376 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2851 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.680 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2850 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  11. 1.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2850 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.681 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2849 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.079 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  14. 1.581 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  15. 1.861 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2843 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 1.629 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2841 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  17. 1.551 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2832 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  18. 2.280 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 3.182 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2825 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  20. 1.678 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2825 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  21. 1.980 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2824 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  22. 1.679 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2824 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.776 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2823 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away

Before

  1. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2889 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.579 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2894 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.280 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2894 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 1.683 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2894 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.833 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2899 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.782 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2899 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  7. 1.979 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2905 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  8. 2.373 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2911 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00665352. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:28 AM UTC.