Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 79 km N of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 79 km N of Rachel, Nevada on Sat, Dec 15, 2018, 1:25 AM PST (09:25 UTC), 0 km (0 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
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-12-15 09:25:31 UTC
Depth
0.2 km (0.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.356° N, 115.837° 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
±0.07
Station coverage gap
252°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.681 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2847 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 2.079 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2844 days ago · 8 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 1.581 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2843 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.861 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2841 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.629 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2839 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.551 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2830 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 2.280 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 3.182 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2823 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  9. 1.678 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2823 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  10. 1.980 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2822 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 2
  11. 1.679 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2822 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.776 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2821 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  13. 1.582 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 5 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.681 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 11 km deep · 10 km away
  15. 1.978 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  16. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.675 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 13 km deep · 11 km away
  18. 1.794 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2813 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  19. 1.784 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2813 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  20. 2.0104 km SE of Kingston, Nevada · 2810 days ago · 2 km deep · 39 km away
  21. 3.882 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2806 days ago · 5 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 4
  22. 2.078 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2806 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 2.574 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2806 days ago · 9 km deep · 38 km away · felt by 1
  24. 2.377 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2806 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  25. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2805 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.777 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2804 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  27. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2803 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.877 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2802 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  29. 1.648 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2801 days ago · 13 km deep · 99 km away
  30. 2.679 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2800 days ago · 7 km deep · 4 km away
  31. 1.844 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2796 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  32. 1.844 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2795 days ago · 12 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 1
  33. 2.38 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2791 days ago · 8 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.776 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2790 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  35. 1.678 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2790 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

Before

  1. 1.680 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 2.376 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2849 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.638 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 2855 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.677 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2861 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 2.125 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2867 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 1.553 km NNW of Hiko, Nevada · 2870 days ago · 9 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 1.534 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 2874 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 1.851 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
  9. 1.681 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2878 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00671372. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:20 AM UTC.