Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 91 km S of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 91 km S of Eureka, Nevada on Wed, May 15, 2019, 9:25 PM PDT (04:25 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 63 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-05-16 04:25:49 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.707° N, 116.161° 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
±0.00
Station coverage gap
140°
Stations used
4

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 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.081 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2692 days ago · 8 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 4.263 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2690 days ago · 15 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 7
  3. 1.941 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada · 2689 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  4. 1.751 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 2689 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  5. 1.553 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  6. 1.7Nevada · 2685 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.560 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2678 days ago · 8 km deep · 94 km away
  8. 2.046 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2677 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  9. 1.573 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2677 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.548 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2666 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  11. 2.755 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2665 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  12. 1.514 km NNW of Preston, Nevada · 2665 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 1.561 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2661 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  14. 2.476 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2660 days ago · 11 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.176 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2658 days ago · 12 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 2.072 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2653 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  17. 1.835 km WNW of Ruth, Nevada · 2650 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  18. 1.560 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2649 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away

Before

  1. 2.483 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2697 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.665 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2698 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  3. 1.985 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 16 km deep · 16 km away
  4. 1.774 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 3 km deep · 53 km away
  5. 2.381 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 1.891 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2727 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00684999. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:00 AM UTC.