Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake 42 km NNE of Moapa Town, Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck 42 km NNE of Moapa Town, Nevada on Wed, Oct 30, 2019, 10:42 PM PDT (05:42 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 33 km SSE of Caliente, 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
2019-10-31 05:42:31 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.050° N, 114.481° 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
±0.25
Station coverage gap
269°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.511 km NW of Beaverdam, Nevada · 2524 days ago · 4 km deep · 78 km away
  2. 2.78 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2522 days ago · 12 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 2
  3. 2.29 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2522 days ago · 12 km deep · 66 km away
  4. 2.029 km NNE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2521 days ago · 2 km deep · 98 km away
  5. 1.818 km ENE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 2520 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  6. 1.529 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2520 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 1.625 km NNE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  8. 2.033 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2514 days ago · 5 km deep · 99 km away
  9. 2.020 km E of Hiko, Nevada · 2511 days ago · 4 km deep · 73 km away
  10. 1.97 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2488 days ago · 8 km deep · 84 km away
  11. 1.59 km ESE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2483 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  12. 2.031 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2481 days ago · 11 km deep · 71 km away
  13. 2.221 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2481 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  14. 1.523 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 2480 days ago · 3 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 2.035 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2479 days ago · 4 km deep · 33 km away
  16. 1.5Nevada · 2479 days ago · 14 km deep · 30 km away
  17. 1.833 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 0 km deep · 31 km away
  18. 1.835 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 8 km deep · 32 km away
  19. 1.5Nevada · 2478 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away
  20. 2.933 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 4 km deep · 35 km away
  21. 2.635 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2477 days ago · 7 km deep · 32 km away
  22. 1.938 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2477 days ago · 2 km deep · 32 km away
  23. 1.515 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 2476 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away

Before

  1. 2.38 km ENE of Panaca, Nevada · 2530 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.513 km ENE of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 2542 days ago · 0 km deep · 92 km away
  3. 1.94 km N of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2542 days ago · -1 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 1.647 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 8 km deep · 24 km away
  5. 1.717 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2559 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00709039. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 1:31 PM UTC.