Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 52 km NW of Eureka, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 52 km NW of Eureka, Nevada on Fri, Nov 8, 2019, 4:00 PM PST (00:00 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.3 22 km NNE of Crescent Valley, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-11-09 00:00:07 UTC
Depth
6.7 km (4.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.815° N, 116.435° 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
170°
Stations used
3

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.647 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 1.944 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2511 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
  3. 2.140 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2511 days ago · 5 km deep · 69 km away
  4. 2.2Nevada · 2508 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 2.057 km ESE of Kingston, Nevada · 2505 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.940 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2504 days ago · 4 km deep · 37 km away
  7. 1.818 km S of Battle Mountain, Nevada · 2502 days ago · 5 km deep · 85 km away
  8. 2.539 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2502 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 2.225 km NE of Crescent Valley, Nevada · 2497 days ago · 14 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 3.322 km NNE of Crescent Valley, Nevada · 2496 days ago · 11 km deep · 85 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.825 km SW of Carlin, Nevada · 2493 days ago · 5 km deep · 84 km away
  12. 1.945 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2485 days ago · 14 km deep · 31 km away
  13. 2.337 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2472 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away

Before

  1. 1.532 km WSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2523 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  2. 2.848 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2533 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  3. 2.045 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 2.050 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
  5. 1.945 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 2 km deep · 61 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00710293. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:10 AM UTC.