Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 21 km S of Empire, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 21 km S of Empire, Nevada on Sun, Feb 24, 2019, 11:18 AM PST (19:18 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-02-24 19:18:47 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.382° N, 119.390° 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
±0.30
Station coverage gap
262°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.531 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2773 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.54 km W of Patton Village, California · 2771 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 2.415km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2762 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 1
  4. 2.36km NNE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2757 days ago · 7 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.532 km WSW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2752 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.612 km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, California · 2749 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.613 km SSE of Doyle, California · 2748 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  8. 2.112 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2747 days ago · 11 km deep · 90 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.711 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2747 days ago · 11 km deep · 91 km away · felt by 1
  10. 1.513 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2747 days ago · 1 km deep · 91 km away
  11. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2747 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.83 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 11 km deep · 48 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.54 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 13 km deep · 48 km away
  14. 2.013 km SSE of Doyle, California · 2730 days ago · 7 km deep · 76 km away
  15. 2.23 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2725 days ago · 12 km deep · 48 km away

Before

  1. 1.527 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  2. 1.738 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2789 days ago · 19 km deep · 29 km away
  3. 1.932 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2799 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 1.74 km NW of Doyle, California · 2802 days ago · 10 km deep · 73 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00678749. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:58 AM UTC.