M1.6 earthquake 38 km SSW of Spring Creek, Nevada
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km SSW of Spring Creek, Nevada on Wed, Jan 31, 2018, 6:58 AM PST (14:58 UTC), 1 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M1.9 66 km NE of Eureka, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-01-31 14:58:18 UTC
- Depth
- 0.7 km (0.4 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.389° N, 115.692° 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
- ±0.17
- Station coverage gap
- 84°
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00620206. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:38 AM UTC.