M2.7 earthquake 46 km SW of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck 46 km SW of Eureka, Nevada on Wed, Oct 9, 2019, 5:19 AM PDT (12:19 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 48 km SW of Eureka, 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
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.22 · 4 stations
2.7	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.22 · 4 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: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00706830 (also filed as us70005sj4). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:08 AM UTC.