Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 7 km NE of Markleeville, California

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 7 km NE of Markleeville, California on Sun, Feb 17, 2019, 4:57 PM PST (00:57 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.6 12 km NW of Schurz, 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
2019-02-18 00:57:10 UTC
Depth
8.3 km (5.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.740° N, 119.712° 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
±0.29
Station coverage gap
65°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 15 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.33km W of Markleeville, CA · 2785 days ago · -1 km deep · 12 km away
  2. 1.56 km NW of Carnelian Bay, California · 2782 days ago · 8 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.527 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2769 days ago · 10 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.5Northern California · 2764 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  5. 1.74 km SSE of Vallecito, California · 2762 days ago · 6 km deep · 100 km away
  6. 1.522 km W of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2753 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 1.55 km NW of Topaz, California · 2750 days ago · 7 km deep · 16 km away
  8. 1.612 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 2749 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 2.421km NNW of Truckee, CA · 2744 days ago · -1 km deep · 98 km away
  10. 3.612 km NW of Schurz, Nevada · 2744 days ago · 6 km deep · 77 km away · felt by 5
  11. 1.629 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2743 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  12. 1.8California-Nevada border region · 2739 days ago · 11 km deep · 52 km away
  13. 1.77 km SSW of Carter Springs, Nevada · 2737 days ago · 8 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 1.513 km SSE of Sierraville, California · 2734 days ago · 5 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.530 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2734 days ago · 8 km deep · 77 km away

Before

  1. 1.529 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2787 days ago · 13 km deep · 79 km away
  2. 1.58 km NE of Markleeville, California · 2791 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  3. 1.929 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  4. 1.729 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away
  5. 2.328 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2792 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  6. 2.69km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2793 days ago · -1 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 1
  7. 2.111 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 7 km deep · 97 km away · felt by 1
  8. 1.611 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 6 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 1.829 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2795 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 2.69km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2797 days ago · -2 km deep · 0 km away · felt by 3
  11. 1.73 km ESE of Murphys, California · 2798 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away
  12. 2.416 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2798 days ago · 1 km deep · 94 km away
  13. 1.529 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2799 days ago · 9 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.729 km ENE of Bridgeport, California · 2800 days ago · 9 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  15. 1.51 km SE of Dayton, Nevada · 2801 days ago · 5 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.631 km SSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2801 days ago · 12 km deep · 94 km away
  17. 1.92 km SE of Dayton, Nevada · 2802 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 1
  18. 2.35 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2804 days ago · 9 km deep · 41 km away · felt by 13
  19. 2.430 km SW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2804 days ago · 8 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.729 km WSW of Hawthorne, Nevada · 2813 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00678122. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 6:40 AM UTC.