Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 35 km ENE of Battle Mountain, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 35 km ENE of Battle Mountain, Nevada on Thu, Dec 5, 2019, 7:28 AM PST (15:28 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 25 km SW of Carlin, 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
2019-12-05 15:28:05 UTC
Depth
8.6 km (5.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.817° N, 116.589° 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
±0.65
Station coverage gap
353°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.825 km SW of Carlin, Nevada · 2494 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  2. 2.841 km SW of Valmy, Nevada · 2483 days ago · 6 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 1.69 km SSW of Carlin, Nevada · 2451 days ago · 12 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.14 km E of Elko, Nevada · 2445 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.540 km NE of Battle Mountain, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away

Before

  1. 3.322 km NNE of Crescent Valley, Nevada · 2497 days ago · 11 km deep · 29 km away · felt by 1
  2. 2.225 km NE of Crescent Valley, Nevada · 2499 days ago · 14 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.818 km S of Battle Mountain, Nevada · 2504 days ago · 5 km deep · 47 km away
  4. 2.722 km SW of Spring Creek, Nevada · 2507 days ago · 2 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.918 km N of Golconda, Nevada · 2515 days ago · 13 km deep · 83 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00712415. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:37 PM UTC.