Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 51 km S of Kingston, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 51 km S of Kingston, Nevada on Thu, May 23, 2019, 4:50 PM PDT (23:50 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.7 55 km SW of Eureka, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-05-23 23:50:15 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.749° N, 117.027° 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
±0.30
Station coverage gap
119°
Stations used
9

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 13 in the 60 days after this one and 11 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.553 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2687 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 1.7Nevada · 2684 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 1.644 km W of Kingston, Nevada · 2678 days ago · 6 km deep · 74 km away
  4. 2.560 km SSW of Kingston, Nevada · 2677 days ago · 8 km deep · 20 km away
  5. 1.522 km ESE of Mina, Nevada · 2672 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  6. 1.621 km SSW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2670 days ago · 4 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.527 km NW of Tonopah, Nevada · 2669 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
  8. 2.755 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2664 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  9. 1.561 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2660 days ago · 0 km deep · 18 km away
  10. 1.73 km NW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2650 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away
  11. 1.560 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2648 days ago · 2 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 1.625 km NE of Mina, Nevada · 2644 days ago · 9 km deep · 79 km away
  13. 1.526 km NNW of Gabbs, Nevada · 2636 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away

Before

  1. 1.941 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 4.263 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2689 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 7
  3. 2.081 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2691 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  4. 1.512 km SSE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 18 km deep · 90 km away
  5. 1.791 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 0 km deep · 75 km away
  6. 2.483 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 10 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 1.665 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2697 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 1.649 km ESE of Gabbs, Nevada · 2700 days ago · 11 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 1.985 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 16 km deep · 91 km away
  10. 2.381 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  11. 1.551 km NNW of Tonopah, Nevada · 2716 days ago · 9 km deep · 46 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00685655. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 6:11 AM UTC.