M1.9 earthquake 15 km ESE of Carlin, Nevada
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 15 km ESE of Carlin, Nevada on Tue, Oct 29, 2019, 5:44 PM PDT (00:44 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km NNE of Crescent Valley, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-10-30 00:44:20 UTC
- Depth
- 14.4 km (8.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.635° N, 115.946° 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
- ±0.48
- Station coverage gap
- 237°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 7
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.237 km NNE of Osino, Nevada · 2513 days ago · 2 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.722 km SW of Spring Creek, Nevada · 2506 days ago · 2 km deep · 12 km away
- 1.818 km S of Battle Mountain, Nevada · 2502 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
- 2.225 km NE of Crescent Valley, Nevada · 2497 days ago · 14 km deep · 38 km away
- 3.322 km NNE of Crescent Valley, Nevada · 2495 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away · felt by 1
- 1.935 km ENE of Battle Mountain, Nevada · 2493 days ago · 9 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.825 km SW of Carlin, Nevada · 2493 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00708955. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.