Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 32 km WSW of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 32 km WSW of Eureka, Nevada on Tue, Nov 5, 2019, 2:50 AM PST (10:50 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 39 km E of Austin, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-11-05 10:50:05 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.382° N, 116.297° 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
±0.20
Station coverage gap
244°, poorly surrounded by stations
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: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.752 km NW of Eureka, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 7 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 1.647 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 10 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.944 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2511 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  4. 2.140 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2511 days ago · 5 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.2Nevada · 2508 days ago · 6 km deep · 93 km away
  6. 2.057 km ESE of Kingston, Nevada · 2505 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away
  7. 1.940 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2504 days ago · 4 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 2.539 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2502 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 1.945 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2484 days ago · 14 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 2.337 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2472 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  11. 1.961 km W of Preston, Nevada · 2470 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 2.848 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2533 days ago · 4 km deep · 17 km away
  2. 2.045 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 2.050 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 3 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 1.945 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 2 km deep · 15 km away
  5. 2.746 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2550 days ago · 0 km deep · 16 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00709603. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:03 AM UTC.