Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 1 km SW of Glenbrook, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 1 km SW of Glenbrook, Nevada on Sat, Jul 6, 2019, 9:25 PM PDT (04:25 UTC), 9 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.5 8km WNW of Tahoe Vista, CA. 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
2019-07-07 04:25:26 UTC
Depth
9.0 km (5.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.080° N, 119.948° 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
±0.40
Station coverage gap
87°
Stations used
16

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 9 in the 60 days after this one and 16 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.514 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 2644 days ago · 6 km deep · 54 km away
  2. 2.32km ESE of Johnsville, CA · 2637 days ago · -2 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 1.511 km NNW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2628 days ago · 7 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 2.014 km SSW of Schurz, Nevada · 2618 days ago · 12 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.57 km E of Carson City, Nevada · 2616 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 2.326km ENE of Dardanelle, CA · 2612 days ago · -2 km deep · 75 km away
  7. 2.15 km NW of Carnelian Bay, California · 2592 days ago · 11 km deep · 25 km away
  8. 2.58km WNW of Tahoe Vista, CA · 2592 days ago · 8 km deep · 26 km away
  9. 1.55 km NW of Carnelian Bay, California · 2592 days ago · 11 km deep · 26 km away

Before

  1. 1.75 km S of Floriston, California · 2658 days ago · 10 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 1.51 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2662 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  3. 1.81 km NE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2662 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 1.70 km NNE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2662 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  5. 1.60 km N of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2662 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  6. 1.70 km NNE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2662 days ago · 8 km deep · 60 km away
  7. 1.50 km NNE of Sun Valley, Nevada · 2662 days ago · 9 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 2.49km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2664 days ago · -1 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 2.119km SSW of Whitehawk, CA · 2668 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  10. 1.67 km SSW of Markleeville, California · 2673 days ago · 8 km deep · 51 km away
  11. 1.73 km S of Floriston, California · 2673 days ago · 5 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 1.53 km S of Floriston, California · 2674 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  13. 1.97 km SW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2674 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away
  14. 3.78 km SW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2675 days ago · 11 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 1,271
  15. 1.97 km SW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2675 days ago · 10 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 2.48 km SW of Virginia City, Nevada · 2675 days ago · 10 km deep · 28 km away · felt by 12

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00692481. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:16 PM UTC.