Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 26 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 26 km SE of Fallon Station, Nevada on Thu, Jul 4, 2019, 7:08 AM PDT (14:08 UTC), 9 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 24 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-07-04 14:08:49 UTC
Depth
8.7 km (5.4 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.230° N, 118.521° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.27
Station coverage gap
164°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.932 km W of Gabbs, Nevada · 2644 days ago · 6 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 1.625 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2644 days ago · 9 km deep · 93 km away
  3. 2.724 km E of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2641 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 2
  4. 2.219 km ESE of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2638 days ago · 6 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 1.526 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2636 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.49 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2631 days ago · 0 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 1
  7. 1.77 km NE of Schurz, Nevada · 2630 days ago · 11 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 2.418 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2624 days ago · 9 km deep · 31 km away
  9. 1.617 km S of Schurz, Nevada · 2618 days ago · 11 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.014 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2618 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
  11. 1.612 km N of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2607 days ago · 9 km deep · 56 km away
  12. 1.613 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2596 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
  13. 2.313 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2596 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  14. 2.513 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2596 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away
  15. 1.830 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2591 days ago · 3 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.628 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2648 days ago · 7 km deep · 100 km away
  2. 1.73 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2651 days ago · 2 km deep · 62 km away
  3. 1.618 km ENE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2655 days ago · 7 km deep · 57 km away
  4. 1.621 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2670 days ago · 4 km deep · 74 km away
  5. 1.759 km ESE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2676 days ago · 8 km deep · 98 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00689143. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:15 AM UTC.