M1.9 earthquake 23 km WSW of Empire, Nevada

Magnitude

1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Fri, Nov 23, 2018, 1:37 PM PST

UTC

2018-11-23 21:37:34 UTC

Depth

0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow

Epicenter

40.504° N, 119.604° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.15

Station coverage gap

156°

Stations used

6

• Patton Village, CaliforniaPopulation 702. Forecast62 kmNE
• Susanville, CaliforniaPopulation 15,247. Forecast89 kmE
• Reno, NevadaPopulation 264,165. Forecast110 kmN
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast727 kmN

After

1. 1.627 km ENE of Herlong, CaliforniaTue, Nov 27, 6:10 PM PST · 2868 days ago · 6 km deep · 38 km away
2. 1.724 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Nov 28, 2:19 PM PST · 2867 days ago · 1 km deep · 11 km away
3. 1.635 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaThu, Nov 29, 4:10 AM PST · 2867 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
4. 1.635 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaThu, Nov 29, 4:59 AM PST · 2867 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
5. 1.724 km W of Empire, NevadaSat, Dec 1, 2:32 AM PST · 2865 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
6. 2.340 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Dec 3, 3:52 AM PST · 2863 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
7. 2.427 km W of Empire, NevadaSat, Dec 15, 7:40 AM PST · 2851 days ago · 5 km deep · 8 km away
8. 2.526 km W of Empire, NevadaWed, Dec 19, 6:12 PM PST · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 6 km away
9. 1.922 km W of Empire, NevadaWed, Dec 19, 6:49 PM PST · 2846 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
10. 2.327km SE of Honey Lake, CAFri, Dec 21, 3:36 AM PST · 2845 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
11. 1.514 km NW of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Dec 24, 3:16 PM PST · 2841 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
12. 1.73 km NNE of Spanish Springs, NevadaSun, Dec 30, 8:47 PM PST · 2835 days ago · 11 km deep · 92 km away
13. 1.58 km W of Wadsworth, NevadaTue, Jan 8, 4:15 AM PST · 2827 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
14. 1.926 km W of Empire, NevadaTue, Jan 15, 10:56 PM PST · 2819 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away · felt by 1

Before

1. 2.023 km WSW of Empire, NevadaFri, Nov 23, 1:08 PM PST · 2872 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
2. 2.529 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaFri, Nov 23, 3:08 AM PST · 2873 days ago · 5 km deep · 12 km away
3. 2.426 km WSW of Gerlach, NevadaWed, Nov 21, 4:48 PM PST · 2874 days ago · 13 km deep · 12 km away
4. 2.438 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaWed, Nov 21, 4:42 AM PST · 2875 days ago · 1 km deep · 23 km away
5. 1.939 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Nov 19, 12:53 AM PST · 2877 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
6. 2.840 km SW of Empire, NevadaMon, Nov 5, 10:55 PM PST · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 21 km away
7. 2.140 km ENE of Herlong, CaliforniaMon, Nov 5, 10:18 PM PST · 2890 days ago · 4 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 1
8. 2.010km WSW of Susanville, CAMon, Nov 5, 10:12 PM PST · 2890 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
9. 2.09km SW of Susanville, CAMon, Nov 5, 8:58 PM PST · 2890 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
10. 2.510km WSW of Susanville, CAMon, Nov 5, 8:19 PM PST · 2890 days ago · -1 km deep · 99 km away
11. 1.532 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaMon, Nov 5, 3:21 AM PST · 2891 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
12. 2.35km E of Johnstonville, CASun, Nov 4, 9:30 PM PST · 2891 days ago · 1 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 11
13. 1.941 km N of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Nov 3, 6:10 PM PDT · 2892 days ago · 1 km deep · 22 km away
14. 1.738 km ENE of Herlong, CaliforniaSat, Nov 3, 11:42 AM PDT · 2893 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
15. 1.539 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Nov 3, 9:17 AM PDT · 2893 days ago · 6 km deep · 25 km away
16. 1.739 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Nov 3, 9:15 AM PDT · 2893 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
17. 1.538 km NNW of Sutcliffe, NevadaSat, Nov 3, 9:14 AM PDT · 2893 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00666704. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 7:40 AM UTC.