Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 47 km SW of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 47 km SW of Eureka, Nevada on Fri, Nov 8, 2019, 6:39 PM PST (02:39 UTC), 10 km (6 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
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-11-09 02:39:28 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.277° N, 116.414° 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
109°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 10 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.769 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2513 days ago · 13 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.944 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2512 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  3. 2.140 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2512 days ago · 5 km deep · 94 km away
  4. 2.2Nevada · 2509 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 2.057 km ESE of Kingston, Nevada · 2506 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away
  6. 1.940 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2505 days ago · 4 km deep · 30 km away
  7. 2.539 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2503 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.945 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2486 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  9. 2.337 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2474 days ago · 0 km deep · 17 km away
  10. 1.961 km W of Preston, Nevada · 2471 days ago · 10 km deep · 69 km away

Before

  1. 1.752 km NW of Eureka, Nevada · 2521 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.532 km WSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2524 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.662 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2533 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 2.848 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2534 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  5. 1.560 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2535 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.568 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2546 days ago · 5 km deep · 100 km away
  7. 1.671 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 2.045 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2550 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  9. 2.050 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2550 days ago · 3 km deep · 7 km away
  10. 1.945 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2550 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00710042. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 2:09 PM UTC.