Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 76 km N of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 76 km N of Rachel, Nevada on Fri, Dec 14, 2018, 11:44 AM PST (19:44 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 82 km N of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-12-14 19:44:53 UTC
Depth
2.5 km (1.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.330° 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
±0.21
Station coverage gap
77°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.680 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2849 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  2. 1.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2849 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.681 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 2.079 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 1.581 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2844 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  6. 1.861 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2842 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 1.629 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2840 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.551 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2831 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  9. 2.280 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2825 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 3.182 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 4
  11. 1.678 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2824 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.980 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2823 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 2
  13. 1.679 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2823 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.776 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2822 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.582 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2819 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 1.681 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 2819 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 1.978 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2818 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2818 days ago · 1 km deep · 1 km away
  19. 1.675 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 13 km deep · 8 km away
  20. 1.794 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2814 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  21. 1.784 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2814 days ago · 7 km deep · 29 km away
  22. 2.0104 km SE of Kingston, Nevada · 2811 days ago · 2 km deep · 43 km away
  23. 3.882 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2808 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 4
  24. 2.078 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2808 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 2.574 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2807 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 1
  26. 2.377 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2807 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  27. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2806 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  28. 1.777 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2806 days ago · 2 km deep · 2 km away
  29. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2804 days ago · 2 km deep · 1 km away
  30. 1.877 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2803 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  31. 2.679 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2801 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  32. 1.844 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2797 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  33. 1.844 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2797 days ago · 12 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 1
  34. 2.38 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  35. 1.776 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2791 days ago · 2 km deep · 0 km away
  36. 1.678 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2791 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.638 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 2857 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.677 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2862 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.125 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2868 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
  4. 1.553 km NNW of Hiko, Nevada · 2872 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  5. 1.534 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 2876 days ago · 3 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 1.851 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2876 days ago · 7 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 1.681 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2879 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00670056. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:23 PM UTC.