Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 41 km SE of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 41 km SE of Eureka, Nevada on Tue, Sep 24, 2019, 7:36 PM PDT (02:36 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 80 km N of Rachel, 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
2019-09-25 02:36:59 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.238° N, 115.635° 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
174°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 24 in the 60 days after this one and 14 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.678 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2564 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  2. 1.881 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2562 days ago · 4 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.080 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2561 days ago · 7 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.980 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2555 days ago · 6 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 2.746 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2550 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 1.945 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 2 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 2.050 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 3 km deep · 66 km away
  8. 2.045 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 0 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 1.711 km SSW of Ruth, Nevada · 2548 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  10. 1.979 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2547 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  11. 1.684 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 2533 days ago · 8 km deep · 91 km away
  12. 2.848 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2533 days ago · 4 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.980 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2531 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 1.879 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2529 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.579 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2528 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  16. 1.739 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 2525 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  17. 1.532 km WSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2523 days ago · 0 km deep · 59 km away
  18. 2.219 km NNW of Ruth, Nevada · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 57 km away
  19. 1.579 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2521 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  20. 1.752 km NW of Eureka, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 7 km deep · 94 km away
  21. 1.647 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 10 km deep · 67 km away
  22. 1.781 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2515 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  23. 2.042 km SSW of Lund, Nevada · 2513 days ago · 6 km deep · 85 km away
  24. 2.057 km ESE of Kingston, Nevada · 2505 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away

Before

  1. 1.679 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2564 days ago · 10 km deep · 98 km away
  2. 2.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2564 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 1.780 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2565 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  4. 2.879 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2566 days ago · 6 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2568 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.943 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2570 days ago · 11 km deep · 87 km away
  7. 2.142 km E of Austin, NV · 2571 days ago · 3 km deep · 88 km away
  8. 3.846 km W of Eureka, Nevada · 2579 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  9. 2.047 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2579 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  10. 4.644 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2579 days ago · 9 km deep · 86 km away · felt by 24
  11. 1.670 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2581 days ago · 51 km deep · 64 km away
  12. 1.956 km NE of Eureka, Nevada · 2585 days ago · 4 km deep · 70 km away
  13. 1.883 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2587 days ago · 14 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.530 km NNE of Eureka, Nevada · 2587 days ago · 16 km deep · 58 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00705223. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:07 AM UTC.