M1.7 earthquake Nevada

Magnitude

1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Thu, Mar 28, 2019, 2:55 AM PDT

UTC

2019-03-28 09:55:33 UTC

Depth

4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow

Epicenter

38.453° N, 116.565° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.87

Station coverage gap

182°, poorly surrounded by stations

Stations used

13

• Tonopah, NevadaPopulation 2,478. Forecast72 kmNE
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast255 kmNNW
• North Las Vegas, NevadaPopulation 234,807. Forecast281 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast512 kmNNE

After

1. 2.119 km E of Goldfield, NevadaSat, Mar 30, 3:34 PM PDT · 2742 days ago · 3 km deep · 90 km away
2. 1.976 km WSW of Preston, NevadaSat, Apr 6, 10:29 AM PDT · 2736 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
3. 3.281 km N of Rachel, NevadaSat, Apr 6, 10:59 AM PDT · 2736 days ago · 6 km deep · 66 km away · felt by 3
4. 1.778 km N of Rachel, NevadaSat, Apr 6, 11:45 AM PDT · 2736 days ago · 19 km deep · 69 km away
5. 1.779 km NNW of Rachel, NevadaSat, Apr 6, 2:24 PM PDT · 2735 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away
6. 1.775 km N of Rachel, NevadaSun, Apr 7, 2:18 AM PDT · 2735 days ago · 1 km deep · 67 km away
7. 2.094 km S of Eureka, NevadaSun, Apr 7, 3:48 AM PDT · 2735 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
8. 1.576 km N of Rachel, NevadaMon, Apr 8, 7:24 PM PDT · 2733 days ago · 3 km deep · 72 km away
9. 2.776 km N of Rachel, NevadaMon, Apr 8, 7:31 PM PDT · 2733 days ago · 11 km deep · 67 km away
10. 2.176 km N of Rachel, NevadaMon, Apr 8, 9:46 PM PDT · 2733 days ago · 6 km deep · 70 km away
11. 1.574 km N of Rachel, NevadaMon, Apr 8, 10:08 PM PDT · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 71 km away
12. 2.188 km WSW of Preston, NevadaWed, Apr 10, 7:16 PM PDT · 2731 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
13. 2.089 km WSW of Preston, NevadaThu, Apr 11, 3:50 AM PDT · 2731 days ago · 3 km deep · 51 km away
14. 1.983 km SSW of Eureka, NevadaThu, Apr 11, 5:01 AM PDT · 2731 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
15. 1.796 km SSW of Eureka, NevadaThu, Apr 11, 6:40 AM PDT · 2731 days ago · 0 km deep · 40 km away
16. 2.669 km SW of Preston, NevadaThu, Apr 11, 2:13 PM PDT · 2730 days ago · 5 km deep · 77 km away
17. 2.178 km ESE of Kingston, NevadaThu, Apr 11, 4:30 PM PDT · 2730 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
18. 1.648 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaSat, Apr 13, 3:06 AM PDT · 2729 days ago · 9 km deep · 24 km away
19. 1.855 km N of Rachel, NevadaSat, Apr 13, 5:42 AM PDT · 2729 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away
20. 1.680 km N of Rachel, NevadaSat, Apr 13, 11:33 PM PDT · 2728 days ago · 2 km deep · 67 km away
21. 1.668 km NE of Tonopah, NevadaMon, Apr 15, 2:19 AM PDT · 2727 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
22. 1.979 km SSW of Eureka, NevadaMon, Apr 15, 9:05 AM PDT · 2727 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
23. 1.891 km S of Eureka, NevadaTue, Apr 16, 1:14 AM PDT · 2726 days ago · 4 km deep · 48 km away
24. 1.551 km NNW of Tonopah, NevadaFri, Apr 26, 8:19 AM PDT · 2716 days ago · 9 km deep · 77 km away
25. 2.381 km NNW of Rachel, NevadaSat, Apr 27, 8:14 AM PDT · 2715 days ago · 0 km deep · 47 km away
26. 1.774 km N of Rachel, NevadaMon, Apr 29, 1:41 PM PDT · 2712 days ago · 3 km deep · 67 km away
27. 1.985 km WSW of Preston, NevadaWed, May 1, 12:56 AM PDT · 2711 days ago · 16 km deep · 55 km away
28. 1.649 km ESE of Gabbs, NevadaSun, May 12, 2:30 AM PDT · 2700 days ago · 11 km deep · 77 km away
29. 1.665 km NNE of Tonopah, NevadaTue, May 14, 2:59 PM PDT · 2697 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
30. 2.483 km S of Eureka, NevadaWed, May 15, 5:36 PM PDT · 2696 days ago · 10 km deep · 51 km away
31. 1.791 km S of Eureka, NevadaWed, May 15, 9:25 PM PDT · 2696 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
32. 1.512 km SSE of Tonopah, NevadaSat, May 18, 9:19 AM PDT · 2694 days ago · 18 km deep · 78 km away
33. 2.081 km S of Eureka, NevadaMon, May 20, 12:21 PM PDT · 2692 days ago · 8 km deep · 53 km away
34. 4.263 km NE of Tonopah, NevadaThu, May 23, 2:53 AM PDT · 2689 days ago · 15 km deep · 9 km away · felt by 7
35. 1.941 km SSE of Kingston, NevadaThu, May 23, 2:22 PM PDT · 2688 days ago · 1 km deep · 54 km away
36. 1.751 km S of Kingston, NevadaThu, May 23, 4:50 PM PDT · 2688 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
37. 1.553 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaFri, May 24, 12:25 PM PDT · 2688 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away

Before

1. 1.946 km SW of Eureka, NevadaWed, Mar 13, 8:37 PM PDT · 2759 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away · felt by 1
2. 1.859 km N of Tonopah, NevadaTue, Mar 12, 2:25 PM PDT · 2760 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
3. 1.751 km N of Tonopah, NVMon, Mar 4, 3:49 PM PST · 2768 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
4. 1.552 km W of Rachel, NevadaSat, Mar 2, 7:03 AM PST · 2771 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
5. 1.610 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaFri, Mar 1, 12:53 AM PST · 2772 days ago · 13 km deep · 62 km away
6. 1.575 km N of Rachel, NevadaTue, Feb 26, 9:25 PM PST · 2774 days ago · 11 km deep · 72 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00681045. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 7:24 AM UTC.