Nevada earthquakes

M2.0 earthquake 50 km SW of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 50 km SW of Eureka, Nevada on Thu, Oct 10, 2019, 12:53 AM PDT (07:53 UTC), 3 km (2 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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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-10-10 07:53:37 UTC
Depth
3.1 km (1.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.211° N, 116.402° 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
139°
Stations used
7

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 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.045 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  2. 1.671 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2547 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  3. 2.260 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2545 days ago · 7 km deep · 96 km away
  4. 1.568 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2545 days ago · 5 km deep · 93 km away
  5. 1.961 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2541 days ago · 0 km deep · 94 km away
  6. 2.058 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2535 days ago · 0 km deep · 96 km away
  7. 1.560 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2534 days ago · 12 km deep · 92 km away
  8. 2.848 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2533 days ago · 4 km deep · 6 km away
  9. 1.662 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2531 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.532 km WSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2523 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.752 km NW of Eureka, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  12. 1.647 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 10 km deep · 7 km away
  13. 1.769 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2511 days ago · 13 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 2.140 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2511 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 2.2Nevada · 2508 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  16. 2.057 km ESE of Kingston, Nevada · 2505 days ago · 0 km deep · 23 km away
  17. 1.940 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2504 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 2.539 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2502 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.945 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 2 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 2.360 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 2.746 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2550 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  4. 1.662 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2552 days ago · 14 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 1.678 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2564 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.641 km SE of Eureka, Nevada · 2564 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.943 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2570 days ago · 11 km deep · 40 km away
  8. 2.142 km E of Austin, NV · 2571 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 3.846 km W of Eureka, Nevada · 2579 days ago · 9 km deep · 36 km away
  10. 2.047 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2579 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00706907. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:18 AM UTC.