M3.1 earthquake 43 km SE of Lamoille, Nevada
A magnitude 3.1 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Lamoille, Nevada on Tue, Oct 1, 2019, 4:35 PM PDT (23:35 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 3.1 (ML, local (Richter)), minor
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-10-01 23:35:54 UTC
- Depth
- 7.6 km (4.7 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 40.425° N, 115.155° W
- Region
- Nevada
- Felt reports
- 1
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | ML, local (Richter) | Nevada Seismological Laboratory | Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.47 · 5 stations |
| 3.1 | ML, local (Richter) | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Reviewed · ±0.47 · 5 stations |
Did you feel it?
1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.47
- Station coverage gap
- 63°
- 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: 4 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.115 km ESE of Carlin, Nevada · 2529 days ago · 0 km deep · 71 km away
- 1.915 km ESE of Carlin, Nevada · 2529 days ago · 14 km deep · 71 km away
- 2.237 km NNE of Osino, Nevada · 2513 days ago · 2 km deep · 90 km away
- 2.722 km SW of Spring Creek, Nevada · 2506 days ago · 2 km deep · 59 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00705995 (also filed as us70005plq). Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:50 AM UTC.