Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 35 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 35 km SSE of Goldfield, Nevada on Wed, Oct 16, 2019, 9:12 AM PDT (16:12 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 26 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-10-16 16:12:17 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.408° N, 117.083° 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
±0.36
Station coverage gap
60°
Stations used
29

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 22 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.435 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2539 days ago · 6 km deep · 16 km away
  2. 2.035 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2539 days ago · 1 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.740 km ENE of Big Pine, California · 2539 days ago · 3 km deep · 70 km away
  4. 1.751 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2535 days ago · 8 km deep · 38 km away
  5. 1.731km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2531 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away
  6. 1.638 km ENE of Independence, California · 2529 days ago · 17 km deep · 85 km away
  7. 1.635 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2523 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.640 km E of Big Pine, California · 2520 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  9. 1.553 km SE of Goldfield, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 15 km deep · 31 km away
  10. 1.828 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2506 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  11. 1.528 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2506 days ago · 0 km deep · 98 km away
  12. 1.760km ENE of Big Pine, CA · 2505 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  13. 1.828 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2502 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  14. 2.826 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2502 days ago · 8 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 1.624 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2502 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  16. 2.626 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2499 days ago · 4 km deep · 100 km away
  17. 1.663 km SSW of Goldfield, Nevada · 2499 days ago · 6 km deep · 42 km away
  18. 1.524 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2497 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 1.761 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2494 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  20. 1.817 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2489 days ago · 0 km deep · 21 km away
  21. 1.526 km E of Big Pine, California · 2488 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  22. 1.952 km WNW of Beatty, Nevada · 2487 days ago · 10 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 1.519 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2545 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 2.834 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2548 days ago · 7 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 3.635 km S of Goldfield, Nevada · 2563 days ago · 8 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 1.619 km SSW of Silver Peak, Nevada · 2565 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  5. 1.920km NNW of Deep Springs, CA · 2568 days ago · 3 km deep · 91 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00707613. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:53 AM UTC.