Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 31 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 31 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada on Fri, Mar 1, 2019, 9:47 AM PST (17:47 UTC), 4 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 3 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-03-01 17:47:38 UTC
Depth
4.0 km (2.5 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.007° N, 118.764° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.23
Station coverage gap
238°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.471 km E of Lovelock, Nevada · 2761 days ago · 4 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.970 km NW of Austin, Nevada · 2760 days ago · 16 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.532 km WSW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2752 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  4. 2.112 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2746 days ago · 11 km deep · 54 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.711 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2746 days ago · 11 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  6. 1.513 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2746 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
  7. 1.814 km E of Fernley, Nevada · 2746 days ago · 7 km deep · 51 km away
  8. 2.83 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2732 days ago · 11 km deep · 68 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.54 km ENE of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2732 days ago · 13 km deep · 67 km away
  10. 2.23 km N of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2724 days ago · 12 km deep · 72 km away

Before

  1. 1.621 km S of Empire, Nevada · 2778 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  2. 1.527 km SW of Lovelock, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.738 km NNW of Sutcliffe, Nevada · 2788 days ago · 19 km deep · 86 km away
  4. 2.111 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.611 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 6 km deep · 65 km away
  6. 2.357 km ENE of Fallon Station, Nevada · 2798 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  7. 1.932 km ENE of Herlong, California · 2799 days ago · 8 km deep · 93 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00679074. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:10 PM UTC.