Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 9 km NW of Carson City, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 9 km NW of Carson City, Nevada on Wed, Sep 11, 2019, 2:58 AM PDT (09:58 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.2 11 km SSW of Dayton, 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
2019-09-11 09:58:27 UTC
Depth
6.8 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.234° N, 119.829° 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
±0.16
Station coverage gap
85°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.5Nevada · 2570 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.67 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 2568 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  3. 1.56 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 2559 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 2.119km W of Truckee, CA · 2556 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
  5. 1.516 km SE of Sierraville, California · 2550 days ago · 9 km deep · 45 km away
  6. 1.59 km NNW of Truckee, California · 2549 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.811 km E of Doyle, California · 2548 days ago · 7 km deep · 91 km away
  8. 1.611 km SE of Fernley, Nevada · 2536 days ago · 15 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.45km SE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2535 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away · felt by 1
  10. 3.14km WNW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2534 days ago · 3 km deep · 24 km away · felt by 182
  11. 1.911 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2530 days ago · 7 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 10
  12. 1.510 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada · 2528 days ago · 7 km deep · 20 km away
  13. 3.211 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada · 2527 days ago · 8 km deep · 21 km away · felt by 194

Before

  1. 1.96 km E of Smith, Nevada · 2580 days ago · 11 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.94km SSE of Johnsville, CA · 2581 days ago · -2 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.55 km NW of Carnelian Bay, California · 2591 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.58km WNW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2591 days ago · 8 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 2.15 km NW of Carnelian Bay, California · 2591 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00703382. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:03 PM UTC.