Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 81 km S of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 81 km S of Eureka, Nevada on Mon, May 20, 2019, 12:21 PM PDT (19:21 UTC), 8 km (5 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
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-05-20 19:21:21 UTC
Depth
7.7 km (4.8 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.791° N, 116.129° 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
±0.27
Station coverage gap
147°
Stations used
8

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. 4.263 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2689 days ago · 15 km deep · 62 km away · felt by 7
  2. 1.941 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 1 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 1.751 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.553 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2687 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  5. 1.7Nevada · 2684 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  6. 2.560 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2677 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  7. 2.046 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2676 days ago · 11 km deep · 93 km away
  8. 1.573 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2676 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.548 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2665 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.755 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2664 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
  11. 1.514 km NNW of Preston, Nevada · 2664 days ago · 8 km deep · 90 km away
  12. 1.561 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2660 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.476 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2659 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 2.176 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2657 days ago · 12 km deep · 58 km away
  15. 2.072 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2652 days ago · 1 km deep · 59 km away
  16. 1.835 km WNW of Ruth, Nevada · 2649 days ago · 0 km deep · 91 km away
  17. 1.560 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2648 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  18. 1.676 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2636 days ago · 8 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.791 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  2. 2.483 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.665 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2697 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.985 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 16 km deep · 19 km away
  5. 1.774 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  6. 2.381 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00685355. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:11 AM UTC.