Earthquake · reviewed by a seismologist
M 2.6mb_lg
7 km WSW of Arnold, Nebraska
Yes. A magnitude 2.6 earthquake was recorded 7 km WSW of Arnold, Nebraska, at 3:15 pm CDT on 30 August 2018 (20:15 UTC), 5.0 km deep.
- When
- Magnitude
- M 2.6 (mb_lg)
- Depth
- 5.0 km below the surface
- Felt
- no reports yet
- Nearest
- Logan County, 21 km NW
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
USGS · last changed by USGS · we first saw it 2927 days ago
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This was a small earthquake. Shaking like this is often felt indoors nearby and very rarely causes damage.
At this magnitude and depth, people at rest would likely notice it out to about 51 km (32 mi) from the epicentre. Estimated from magnitude, depth and distance with the intensity equation USGS Did You Feel It? uses; felt reports, where there are any, are the measurement.
How big was it?
This earthquake released about 240 lb of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step up releases about 32 times more energy, so a magnitude 3.6 would have released about 32 times as much.
- Mineral, Virginia 2011 M 5.8 63,000× the energy of this one
- Magna, Utah 2020 M 5.7 45,000× the energy of this one
- Around the size people start to feel M 3.0 4× the energy of this one
- This earthquake M 2.6 about 240 lb of TNT
Energy from the Gutenberg–Richter relation (log10E = 1.5M + 4.8), rounded to two figures; bar length is magnitude, which is already a logarithm of energy. Magnitudes of past earthquakes from the USGS catalogue.
For this area
The largest earthquake within 50 km since 2016 was M 4.1 on 2018-06-30 — about 180 times the energy of this one.
Before 2016, the USGS record since 1900 lists no earthquake of M5 or more within 50 km.
Since 2016: the QuakeIndex catalogue (US, M1.5+), built from the USGS FDSN event service. Before 2016: USGS ComCat, M5+ from 1900. Distances are between epicentres. This is the record, not a forecast.
Where
Epicentre 41.4008, -100.2794. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Direction from the epicentre | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan County, NE | 21 km (13 mi) | NW | earthquakes near Logan County |
| Custer County, NE | 46 km (29 mi) | E | earthquakes near Custer County |
| Thomas County, NE | 55 km (34 mi) | NNW | earthquakes near Thomas County |
| Lincoln County, NE | 55 km (34 mi) | SW | earthquakes near Lincoln County |
| Blaine County, NE | 64 km (39 mi) | NNE | earthquakes near Blaine County |
| Dawson County, NE | 71 km (44 mi) | SSE | earthquakes near Dawson County |
Places and coordinates from the US Census Bureau Gazetteer (2024). Distances are from the epicentre.
Aftershocks so far
4 earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km since this one.
- 3.0 10 km S of Arnold, Nebraska
- 2.1 5 km S of Arnold, Nebraska
- 2.6 8 km SE of Arnold, Nebraska
- 2.5 13 km WNW of Callaway, Nebraska
Counted from the QuakeIndex database, which ingests the USGS feed every 30 seconds · as of . QuakeIndex does not forecast aftershocks. When USGS issues an operational aftershock forecast it appears on the USGS event page.
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