M2.0 earthquake 30 km SE of Lamoille, Nevada
A magnitude 2.0 earthquake struck 30 km SE of Lamoille, Nevada on Fri, Aug 16, 2019, 11:19 PM PDT (06:19 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M3.1 43 km SE of Lamoille, 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
- 2019-08-17 06:19:49 UTC
- Depth
- 0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.544° N, 115.210° 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
- 127°
- 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: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00701371. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 8:10 AM UTC.