Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 86 km S of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 86 km S of Eureka, Nevada on Sun, Jul 17, 2022, 7:17 PM PDT (02:17 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 90 km S of Eureka, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2022-07-18 02:17:42 UTC
Depth
8.1 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.742° N, 116.127° 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
±0.08
Station coverage gap
157°
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: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 78 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.993 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1540 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 1.586 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1540 days ago · 6 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 1.887 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1538 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.792 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1538 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  5. 2.087 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1538 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  6. 1.993 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1538 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  7. 1.888 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1537 days ago · 0 km deep · 8 km away
  8. 2.589 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1537 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.091 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1537 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  10. 2.189 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1537 days ago · 6 km deep · 8 km away
  11. 1.787 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1537 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  12. 2.790 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1536 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1
  13. 2.196 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1536 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  14. 2.295 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1536 days ago · 1 km deep · 9 km away
  15. 2.191 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1536 days ago · 1 km deep · 6 km away
  16. 2.094 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1535 days ago · 6 km deep · 10 km away
  17. 2.190 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1534 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  18. 2.689 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1532 days ago · 2 km deep · 7 km away
  19. 2.692 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1532 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.985 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1532 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  21. 1.697 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1531 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 2.486 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1531 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  23. 1.791 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1530 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.690 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1526 days ago · 5 km deep · 10 km away
  25. 2.691 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1523 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  26. 2.091 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1523 days ago · 2 km deep · 8 km away
  27. 2.592 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1521 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  28. 2.389 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1514 days ago · 6 km deep · 13 km away
  29. 1.899 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1512 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  30. 2.562 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1508 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  31. 1.592 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1507 days ago · 5 km deep · 7 km away
  32. 1.565 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 1504 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  33. 1.887 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1497 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away

Before

  1. 1.888 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1540 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 2.3Nevada · 1540 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 1.676 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 1540 days ago · 1 km deep · 10 km away
  4. 2.092 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1540 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.579 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1541 days ago · 11 km deep · 8 km away
  6. 2.290 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1541 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.298 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1541 days ago · 10 km deep · 12 km away
  8. 1.690 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1541 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  9. 2.190 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1541 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.997 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1541 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away
  11. 1.591 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1542 days ago · 3 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 1.7Nevada · 1542 days ago · 13 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 2.491 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1542 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  14. 1.888 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1542 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  15. 1.892 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 1542 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 2.690 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1542 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  17. 1.590 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1542 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 2.489 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1542 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  19. 1.693 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1542 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  20. 1.988 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 1542 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00843136. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 7:07 PM UTC.