M2.3 earthquake 37 km SW of Eureka, Nevada
A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 37 km SW of Eureka, Nevada on Wed, Dec 25, 2019, 4:02 PM PST (00:02 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-12-26 00:02:20 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 39.242° N, 116.221° 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
- 113°
- Stations used
- 4
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 1.961 km W of Preston, Nevada · 2470 days ago · 10 km deep · 54 km away
- 2.056 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2455 days ago · 0 km deep · 26 km away
- 2.388 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00713996. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:11 AM UTC.