Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 26 km W of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 26 km W of Empire, Nevada on Tue, Jan 15, 2019, 10:56 PM PST (06:56 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.4 15km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA. 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
2019-01-16 06:56:57 UTC
Depth
3.2 km (2.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.551° N, 119.651° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was I, not felt shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.24
Station coverage gap
237°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.74 km NW of Doyle, California · 2803 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away
  2. 1.932 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2800 days ago · 8 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.956 km N of Black Rock City, Nevada · 2800 days ago · 2 km deep · 93 km away
  4. 1.738 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2790 days ago · 19 km deep · 30 km away
  5. 1.527 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2780 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.621 km S of Empire, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  7. 1.531 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2774 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.54 km W of Patton Village, California · 2772 days ago · 8 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 2.415km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2763 days ago · 6 km deep · 79 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.812km SW of Johnstonville, CA · 2761 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 1.73 km NNE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 2835 days ago · 11 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 1.514 km NW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2841 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  3. 2.327km SE of Honey Lake, CA · 2845 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  4. 1.922 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.526 km W of Empire, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00674637. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:07 AM UTC.