M3.2 earthquake 11 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada
A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 11 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada on Fri, Nov 1, 2019, 12:00 AM PDT (07:00 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.5 12km NNW of Bridgeport, CA. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.2 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-01 07:00:02 UTC
- Depth
- 8.2 km (5.1 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.137° N, 119.625° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Felt reports
- 194
- Strongest shaking
- IV, light shaking
- 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. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.2 | ML, local (Richter) | Nevada Seismological Laboratory | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.34 · 6 stations |
| 3.2 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.34 · 6 stations |
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- IV, light shaking
- Map
- Automatic

Did you feel it?
194 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.34
- Station coverage gap
- 45°
- Stations used
- 28
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.14 km NNE of Johnson Lane, Nevada · 2511 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
- 1.95 km NNE of Johnson Lane, Nevada · 2511 days ago · 10 km deep · 8 km away
- 2.112 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2509 days ago · 7 km deep · 31 km away
- 2.021km NW of Truckee, CA · 2507 days ago · -2 km deep · 72 km away
- 3.512km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2507 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
- 3.212km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2507 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 8
- 2.112km NNW of Bridgeport, CA · 2506 days ago · 2 km deep · 92 km away
- 2.59km SE of Dollar Point, CA · 2505 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
- 2.85 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2498 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 78
- 1.55 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2497 days ago · 10 km deep · 10 km away
- 1.65 km N of Truckee, California · 2495 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away
- 1.510 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2492 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
- 1.918km W of Bridgeport, CA · 2475 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
- 1.96 km SSW of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 2474 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.75 km SSE of Floriston, California · 2473 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 5
- 2.37km SSW of Markleeville, CA · 2471 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.65 km SSE of Topaz Ranch Estates, Nevada · 2470 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
- 1.55 km ESE of Topaz Lake, Nevada · 2469 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
Before
- 1.510 km SSW of Dayton, Nevada · 2528 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
- 1.911 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2530 days ago · 7 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 10
- 3.14km WNW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2535 days ago · 3 km deep · 43 km away · felt by 182
- 2.45km SE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2535 days ago · 4 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
- 1.611 km SE of Fernley, Nevada · 2537 days ago · 15 km deep · 58 km away
- 2.59 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2541 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
- 1.59 km NNW of Truckee, California · 2550 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
- 1.516 km SE of Sierraville, California · 2550 days ago · 9 km deep · 66 km away
- 1.99 km NNW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2555 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
- 2.119km W of Truckee, CA · 2557 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00709183 (also filed as us700061wu). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:41 AM UTC.