M1.6 earthquake 38 km NNW of Ursine, Nevada
A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 38 km NNW of Ursine, Nevada on Tue, Aug 7, 2018, 1:23 PM PDT (20:23 UTC), 1 km (1 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.2 22 km NNE of Hiko, 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
- 2018-08-07 20:23:31 UTC
- Depth
- 1.3 km (0.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.301° N, 114.404° 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
- ±0.43
- Station coverage gap
- 82°
- Stations used
- 8
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.936 km W of Milford, Utah · 2976 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
- 2.138 km NNW of Ursine, Nevada · 2972 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
- 1.945 km NNW of Ursine, Nevada · 2965 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
- 2.222 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2957 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.615 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2943 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00649155. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 11:31 PM UTC.