M2.0 earthquake 42 km SE of Imlay, Nevada
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 42 km SE of Imlay, Nevada on Tue, Nov 19, 2019, 8:58 PM PST (04:58 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.8 41 km SW of Valmy, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 2.0 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-11-20 04:58:25 UTC
- Depth
- 5.8 km (3.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.359° N, 117.850° 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
- ±0.67
- Station coverage gap
- 192°, poorly surrounded by stations
- Stations used
- 6
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.2Nevada · 2508 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
- 1.818 km S of Battle Mountain, Nevada · 2502 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
- 1.555 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2495 days ago · 4 km deep · 82 km away
- 2.555 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2494 days ago · 5 km deep · 78 km away
- 2.841 km SW of Valmy, Nevada · 2482 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00711126. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:45 AM UTC.