Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 41 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 41 km WNW of Kingston, Nevada on Fri, Jan 5, 2018, 3:20 AM PST (11:20 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.4 57 km N of Austin, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2018-01-05 11:20:34 UTC
Depth
5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.346° N, 117.519° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.34
Station coverage gap
102°
Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 19 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.531 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3185 days ago · 11 km deep · 62 km away
  2. 1.824 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 3184 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 1.535 km NE of Fallon, Nevada · 3183 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 1.624 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.723 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3182 days ago · 4 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 2.036 km WSW of Kingston, Nevada · 3180 days ago · 3 km deep · 23 km away
  7. 1.627 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3177 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.434 km ESE of Austin, Nevada · 3175 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  9. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3174 days ago · 7 km deep · 62 km away
  10. 2.554 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 1 km deep · 76 km away · felt by 1
  11. 1.955 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 3170 days ago · 4 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 1.660 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 3167 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  13. 1.933 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3166 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away
  14. 3.457 km N of Austin, Nevada · 3165 days ago · 9 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.635 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 3160 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  16. 1.65 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3154 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  17. 2.018 km NE of Austin, Nevada · 3148 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 1.823 km E of Kingston, Nevada · 3141 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
  19. 1.68 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3141 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 2.427 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3207 days ago · 8 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.527 km WNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 3219 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00617189. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 1:17 AM UTC.