M1.9 earthquake 56 km NE of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 56 km NE of Eureka, Nevada on Tue, Sep 3, 2019, 10:04 PM PDT (05:04 UTC), 4 km (3 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.6 44 km E of Austin, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
1.9	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0 · 1 stations
1.9	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · 1 stations

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00702388 (also filed as us70005brx). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 4:53 AM UTC.