Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 2 km SE of Dayton, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Dayton, Nevada on Fri, Feb 1, 2019, 12:49 PM PST (20:49 UTC), 7 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km NW of Schurz, 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
2019-02-01 20:49:01 UTC
Depth
7.3 km (4.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.223° N, 119.572° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude estimates

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.ScaleComputed byNotes
1.9ML, local (Richter)Nevada Seismological LaboratoryPreferred · Reviewed · ±0.38 · 11 stations
1.9ML, local (Richter)USGS National Earthquake Information CenterReviewed · ±0.38 · 11 stations

Did you feel it?

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

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Shaking reported by the public, by area. Map: USGS Did You Feel It?

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.38
Station coverage gap
69°
Stations used
26

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 27 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.62 km WNW of Sattley, California · 2801 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  2. 1.51 km SE of Dayton, Nevada · 2800 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 2.416 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2797 days ago · 1 km deep · 97 km away
  4. 2.69km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2796 days ago · -2 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 3
  5. 1.611 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 6 km deep · 48 km away
  6. 2.111 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 7 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.69km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2792 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.58 km NE of Markleeville, California · 2790 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  9. 1.69 km SSW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2790 days ago · 8 km deep · 59 km away
  10. 1.57 km NE of Markleeville, California · 2785 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away
  11. 2.33km W of Markleeville, CA · 2784 days ago · -1 km deep · 63 km away
  12. 1.56 km NW of Carnelian Bay, California · 2782 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 2.415km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2762 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.817km SSE of Whitehawk, CA · 2760 days ago · -1 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 13
  15. 2.910km SW of Cold Springs, NV · 2759 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away · felt by 7
  16. 2.36km NNE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2757 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  17. 1.522 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2752 days ago · 7 km deep · 83 km away
  18. 1.55 km NW of Topaz, California · 2750 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
  19. 1.612 km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 2749 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  20. 1.612 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 2748 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  21. 1.613 km SSE of Doyle, California · 2748 days ago · 8 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 2.112 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2747 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away · felt by 1
  23. 1.711 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2747 days ago · 11 km deep · 57 km away · felt by 1
  24. 1.513 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2747 days ago · 1 km deep · 58 km away
  25. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2747 days ago · 7 km deep · 61 km away
  26. 2.421km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2743 days ago · -1 km deep · 70 km away
  27. 3.612 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2743 days ago · 6 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 5

Before

  1. 2.35 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2803 days ago · 9 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 13
  2. 1.517 km SSE of Schurz, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 8 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.616 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.9Nevada · 2822 days ago · 8 km deep · 9 km away
  5. 1.817 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2824 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 2.017 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2825 days ago · 7 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 1.58 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 11 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.617 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.818 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  10. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 11 km deep · 88 km away
  11. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2829 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00676591 (also filed as us2000jc4x). Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:48 AM UTC.