M1.6 earthquake 29 km NW of Rachel, Nevada

Magnitude

1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Dec 23, 2018, 7:37 PM PST

UTC

2018-12-24 03:37:10 UTC

Depth

0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.865° N, 115.931° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.32

Station coverage gap

74°

Stations used

41

• Alamo, NevadaPopulation 1,080. Forecast88 kmNW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast184 kmN
• North Las Vegas, NevadaPopulation 234,807. Forecast199 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast472 kmNNE

After

1. 2.012 km E of Hiko, NevadaMon, Dec 31, 8:51 AM PST · 2832 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
2. 1.712 km ENE of Hiko, NevadaMon, Dec 31, 3:02 PM PST · 2832 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
3. 1.551 km ESE of Tonopah, NevadaWed, Jan 2, 5:34 AM PST · 2830 days ago · 9 km deep · 65 km away
4. 2.280 km N of Rachel, NevadaTue, Jan 8, 8:29 AM PST · 2824 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away
5. 3.182 km N of Rachel, NevadaWed, Jan 9, 3:00 AM PST · 2823 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
6. 1.678 km N of Rachel, NevadaWed, Jan 9, 5:48 AM PST · 2823 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
7. 1.980 km N of Rachel, NevadaWed, Jan 9, 7:43 PM PST · 2823 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 2
8. 1.679 km N of Rachel, NevadaThu, Jan 10, 8:25 AM PST · 2822 days ago · 4 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
9. 1.776 km N of Rachel, NevadaFri, Jan 11, 4:42 AM PST · 2821 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
10. 2.534 km S of Rachel, NevadaSun, Jan 13, 1:47 AM PST · 2819 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 6
11. 1.582 km N of Rachel, NevadaMon, Jan 14, 1:02 PM PST · 2818 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
12. 1.681 km SW of Lund, NevadaMon, Jan 14, 3:22 PM PST · 2818 days ago · 11 km deep · 63 km away
13. 1.978 km N of Rachel, NevadaTue, Jan 15, 6:36 AM PST · 2817 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
14. 1.576 km N of Rachel, NevadaTue, Jan 15, 6:37 AM PST · 2817 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
15. 1.675 km N of Rachel, NevadaWed, Jan 16, 6:50 AM PST · 2816 days ago · 13 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.794 km S of Eureka, NevadaSat, Jan 19, 1:04 AM PST · 2813 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
17. 1.784 km WSW of Preston, NevadaSat, Jan 19, 1:04 AM PST · 2813 days ago · 7 km deep · 79 km away
18. 2.0104 km SE of Kingston, NevadaTue, Jan 22, 8:39 AM PST · 2810 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
19. 3.882 km N of Rachel, NevadaFri, Jan 25, 12:31 PM PST · 2807 days ago · 5 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 4
20. 2.078 km N of Rachel, NevadaFri, Jan 25, 4:34 PM PST · 2807 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
21. 2.574 km WSW of Preston, NevadaSat, Jan 26, 7:45 AM PST · 2806 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
22. 2.377 km N of Rachel, NevadaSat, Jan 26, 8:51 AM PST · 2806 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
23. 1.576 km N of Rachel, NevadaSun, Jan 27, 8:55 AM PST · 2805 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 2
24. 1.777 km N of Rachel, NevadaSun, Jan 27, 5:59 PM PST · 2805 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
25. 1.577 km N of Rachel, NevadaTue, Jan 29, 4:31 AM PST · 2803 days ago · 2 km deep · 54 km away
26. 1.877 km N of Rachel, NevadaWed, Jan 30, 5:14 AM PST · 2802 days ago · 4 km deep · 55 km away
27. 2.679 km N of Rachel, NevadaFri, Feb 1, 1:05 AM PST · 2800 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away
28. 1.844 km NW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Feb 5, 9:07 AM PST · 2796 days ago · 2 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 1
29. 1.844 km NW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Feb 5, 6:25 PM PST · 2796 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1
30. 2.38 km NNW of Rachel, NevadaSat, Feb 9, 5:08 PM PST · 2792 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away
31. 1.776 km N of Rachel, NevadaMon, Feb 11, 4:34 AM PST · 2790 days ago · 2 km deep · 53 km away
32. 1.678 km N of Rachel, NevadaMon, Feb 11, 5:45 AM PST · 2790 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
33. 1.612 km ENE of Hiko, NevadaThu, Feb 14, 1:37 AM PST · 2787 days ago · 4 km deep · 77 km away
34. 1.777 km N of Rachel, NevadaTue, Feb 19, 9:49 AM PST · 2782 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
35. 2.531 km E of Tonopah, NevadaTue, Feb 19, 11:25 AM PST · 2782 days ago · 15 km deep · 86 km away
36. 1.577 km N of Rachel, NevadaWed, Feb 20, 12:10 AM PST · 2781 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away

Before

1. 1.861 km NNW of Rachel, NevadaSat, Dec 22, 8:22 AM PST · 2841 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
2. 1.581 km N of Rachel, NevadaThu, Dec 20, 12:16 AM PST · 2843 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
3. 1.518 km ENE of Alamo, NevadaTue, Dec 18, 7:55 PM PST · 2845 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
4. 2.079 km NNW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Dec 18, 2:29 PM PST · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 52 km away
5. 1.681 km N of Rachel, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 7:25 PM PST · 2848 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
6. 1.779 km N of Rachel, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 1:25 AM PST · 2848 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
7. 1.680 km N of Rachel, NevadaFri, Dec 14, 10:24 PM PST · 2849 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
8. 2.376 km N of Rachel, NevadaFri, Dec 14, 11:44 AM PST · 2849 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
9. 1.638 km E of Tonopah, NevadaFri, Dec 7, 2:24 PM PST · 2856 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away
10. 1.677 km N of Rachel, NevadaSun, Dec 2, 9:29 AM PST · 2861 days ago · 7 km deep · 53 km away
11. 2.125 km NNW of Rachel, NevadaMon, Nov 26, 3:29 AM PST · 2867 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00671709. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:19 PM UTC.