Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 18 km E of Alamo, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 18 km E of Alamo, Nevada on Tue, Mar 5, 2019, 11:36 AM PST (19:36 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 49 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-03-05 19:36:21 UTC
Depth
6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.352° N, 114.954° 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.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
159°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.412 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2760 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 2.713 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2760 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away · felt by 4
  3. 1.616 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2760 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 1.716 km WNW of Veyo, Utah · 2754 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.624 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 2742 days ago · 9 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.647 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2739 days ago · 4 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.548 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2739 days ago · 9 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 1.8Nevada · 2735 days ago · 1 km deep · 52 km away
  9. 1.836 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2735 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  10. 2.526 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 2734 days ago · 8 km deep · 41 km away
  11. 1.624 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 2734 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away
  12. 2.749 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 10 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.729 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2723 days ago · 14 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.525 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2720 days ago · 11 km deep · 11 km away
  15. 1.713 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2720 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.519 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2720 days ago · 7 km deep · 11 km away
  17. 2.617 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2720 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.322 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2720 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  19. 1.822 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2720 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away
  20. 2.123 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2720 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  21. 2.422 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2720 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  22. 2.016 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2709 days ago · 12 km deep · 11 km away

Before

  1. 1.515 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2770 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  2. 1.914 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2771 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.413 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2771 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 3.014 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2771 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 4
  5. 1.513 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2772 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away
  6. 1.815 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2772 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  7. 1.812 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2773 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 2.613 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2773 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  9. 1.815 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2775 days ago · 9 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 1.612 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 2788 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 2.38 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 2.113 km SW of Enterprise, Utah · 2796 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00679364. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:34 PM UTC.