M4.3 earthquake Nevada
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck in Nevada on Mon, Feb 19, 1973, 3:15 AM PST (11:15 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.3 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1973-02-19 11:15:21 UTC
- Depth
- 6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 36.805° N, 115.882° 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.
- Stations used
- 26
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 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 3.168km SW of Alamo, NV · 19573 days ago · 6 km deep · 26 km away
- 3.650km S of Alamo, NV · 19573 days ago · 6 km deep · 57 km away
- 3.638 km ENE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 19566 days ago · 5 km deep · 57 km away
Before
Earthquakes todayNevada earthquakesLive radar here
Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00000kd (also filed as ci3320335). Read Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 11:52 PM UTC.