Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 46 km SW of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 46 km SW of Eureka, Nevada on Wed, Mar 13, 2019, 8:37 PM PDT (03:37 UTC), 2 km (1 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 69 km SW of Preston, 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
2019-03-14 03:37:38 UTC
Depth
2.0 km (1.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.219° N, 116.353° 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 II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.35
Station coverage gap
184°, 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: 16 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.7Nevada · 2745 days ago · 5 km deep · 87 km away
  2. 1.976 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2736 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  3. 2.094 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2735 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 2.188 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  5. 2.089 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
  6. 1.983 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 13 km deep · 51 km away
  7. 1.796 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  8. 2.669 km SW of Preston, Nevada · 2730 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  9. 2.178 km ESE of Kingston, Nevada · 2730 days ago · 9 km deep · 43 km away
  10. 1.727 km ENE of Austin, Nevada · 2728 days ago · 2 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.668 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2727 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 1.979 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2727 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  13. 1.891 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2726 days ago · 4 km deep · 62 km away
  14. 2.425 km NNE of Austin, Nevada · 2714 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  15. 1.985 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 16 km deep · 70 km away
  16. 1.622 km WNW of Ruth, Nevada · 2705 days ago · 8 km deep · 99 km away

Before

  1. 2.853 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 2.752 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 2.050 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  4. 1.749 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  5. 1.750 km WNW of Preston, Nevada · 2778 days ago · 4 km deep · 66 km away
  6. 3.053 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 4
  7. 2.051 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
  8. 2.049 km NNE of Austin, Nevada · 2786 days ago · 6 km deep · 88 km away
  9. 1.819 km NNE of Austin, NV · 2786 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  10. 2.139 km NW of Ruth, Nevada · 2787 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00679923. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:45 AM UTC.