Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 54 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 54 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada on Tue, Dec 4, 2018, 11:38 PM PST (07:38 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 1km SSW of Round Valley, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-12-05 07:38:32 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.265° N, 117.627° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
41

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.21km SSW of Round Valley, CA · 2861 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 6
  2. 1.711km WNW of Round Valley, CA · 2859 days ago · 3 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.015km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2858 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  4. 1.528 km NE of Benton, California · 2854 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 1.818km N of Olancha, CA · 2854 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.852km NW of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2853 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  7. 2.319km E of Stovepipe Wells, CA · 2848 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.533 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2848 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  9. 2.460km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 2838 days ago · 3 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.715km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2836 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
  11. 3.115km N of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2836 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away · felt by 5
  12. 1.916 km SW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2835 days ago · 5 km deep · 43 km away
  13. 2.26km E of Round Valley, CA · 2833 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  14. 1.64km NE of Round Valley, CA · 2832 days ago · 13 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  15. 1.712 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2830 days ago · 10 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.514 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2830 days ago · 5 km deep · 59 km away
  17. 1.73km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2828 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  18. 2.04km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2828 days ago · 12 km deep · 85 km away
  19. 1.820 km SE of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2825 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  20. 2.63km ENE of Round Valley, CA · 2825 days ago · 14 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 2
  21. 1.634 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2820 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  22. 2.01km SSW of Round Valley, CA · 2819 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 4
  23. 2.61km SSW of Round Valley, CA · 2817 days ago · 10 km deep · 88 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.86km E of Big Pine, CA · 2812 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  25. 1.628 km E of Big Pine, California · 2812 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away · felt by 2
  26. 1.820 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2801 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away

Before

  1. 2.412km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2862 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 2.013km NNE of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2862 days ago · 4 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 1.625km SW of Independence, CA · 2865 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.21km SSE of Wilkerson, CA · 2867 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.654km E of Big Pine, CA · 2867 days ago · 3 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 1.65km N of Wilkerson, CA · 2870 days ago · 9 km deep · 68 km away
  7. 1.755 km E of Big Pine, California · 2873 days ago · 11 km deep · 6 km away
  8. 1.56km SE of Deep Springs, CA · 2875 days ago · 5 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.648 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 7 km deep · 8 km away
  10. 1.748 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2875 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.554 km S of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2877 days ago · 6 km deep · 0 km away
  12. 1.62km NW of Wilkerson, CA · 2879 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 2.319 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2883 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  14. 1.815km NNE of Big Pine, CA · 2884 days ago · 6 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 1.71km NNW of Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, CA · 2884 days ago · 4 km deep · 71 km away
  16. 1.820km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2887 days ago · 1 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00668284. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:03 AM UTC.