Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck in Nevada on Sat, Jan 12, 2019, 5:17 AM PST (13:17 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 9km NE of Markleeville, CA. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-01-12 13:17:47 UTC
Depth
8.0 km (5.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.148° N, 119.610° 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
±0.18
Station coverage gap
64°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 17 in the 60 days after this one and 20 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.616 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.517 km SSE of Schurz, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 8 km deep · 86 km away
  3. 2.35 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2803 days ago · 9 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 13
  4. 1.92 km SE of Dayton, Nevada · 2802 days ago · 7 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 1
  5. 1.62 km WNW of Sattley, California · 2801 days ago · 8 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.51 km SE of Dayton, Nevada · 2800 days ago · 5 km deep · 9 km away
  7. 2.416 km NE of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2797 days ago · 1 km deep · 96 km away
  8. 2.69km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2796 days ago · -2 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 3
  9. 1.611 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away
  10. 2.111 km NE of Silver Springs, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 7 km deep · 56 km away · felt by 1
  11. 2.69km NE of Markleeville, CA · 2792 days ago · -1 km deep · 46 km away · felt by 1
  12. 1.58 km NE of Markleeville, California · 2790 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  13. 1.69 km SSW of Cold Springs, Nevada · 2790 days ago · 8 km deep · 63 km away
  14. 1.57 km NE of Markleeville, California · 2786 days ago · 8 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.33km W of Markleeville, CA · 2784 days ago · -1 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.56 km NW of Carnelian Bay, California · 2782 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.415km NE of Chilcoot-Vinton, CA · 2762 days ago · 6 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.817 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2824 days ago · 6 km deep · 89 km away
  2. 2.017 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2825 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  3. 1.58 km W of Wadsworth, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 11 km deep · 58 km away
  4. 1.617 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  5. 1.818 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2828 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2828 days ago · 11 km deep · 89 km away
  7. 1.517 km E of Schurz, Nevada · 2830 days ago · 9 km deep · 89 km away
  8. 1.73 km NNE of Spanish Springs, Nevada · 2834 days ago · 11 km deep · 59 km away
  9. 2.16 km SE of Carson City, Nevada · 2838 days ago · 9 km deep · 10 km away · felt by 1
  10. 2.38km SSE of Markleeville, CA · 2838 days ago · -1 km deep · 59 km away
  11. 1.89 km NW of Loyalton, California · 2840 days ago · 13 km deep · 89 km away
  12. 2.417km WSW of Truckee, CA · 2842 days ago · 3 km deep · 68 km away
  13. 1.65 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  14. 3.25 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 30
  15. 1.76 km NE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 3.65 km ENE of Indian Hills, Nevada · 2845 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away · felt by 375
  17. 1.629 km WSW of Walker Lake, Nevada · 2847 days ago · 9 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 1.63 km SSE of Soda Springs, California · 2848 days ago · 7 km deep · 67 km away
  19. 1.78 km NNE of Calpine, California · 2848 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  20. 1.54 km SSE of Soda Springs, California · 2848 days ago · 7 km deep · 66 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00674172. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 2:32 PM UTC.