M3.0 earthquake 36 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 3.0 earthquake struck 36 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada on Thu, Aug 17, 2023, 1:25 PM PDT (20:25 UTC), 16 km (10 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.5 22 km S of Kingston, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.0	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.25 · 4 stations
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.037 · 96 stations

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

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00864609 (also filed as us7000kp45). Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 10:47 AM UTC.