M1.9 earthquake 45 km NNW of Ursine, Nevada
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 45 km NNW of Ursine, Nevada on Wed, Aug 22, 2018, 8:02 AM PDT (15:02 UTC), 3 km (2 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
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2018-08-22 15:02:25 UTC
- Depth
- 2.9 km (1.8 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.343° N, 114.466° 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
- ±0.20
- Station coverage gap
- 67°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.222 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2955 days ago · 7 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.615 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2941 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
- 1.652 km NNE of Rachel, Nevada · 2917 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
Before
- 2.138 km NNW of Ursine, Nevada · 2970 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.936 km W of Milford, Utah · 2974 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
- 1.638 km NNW of Ursine, Nevada · 2978 days ago · 1 km deep · 7 km away
- 1.737 km NNW of Ursine, Nevada · 2980 days ago · 1 km deep · 8 km away
- 1.535 km NNW of Ursine, Nevada · 2983 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00652437. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:36 PM UTC.