Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck in Nevada on Thu, May 16, 2019, 11:23 PM PDT (06:23 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 6 km E of Panaca, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-05-17 06:23:30 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.232° N, 114.977° 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
148°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 82 in the 60 days after this one and 46 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.820 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  2. 1.918 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
  3. 2.53 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 3 km deep · 19 km away
  4. 2.46 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 14 km deep · 16 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.322 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.815 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 9 km deep · 7 km away
  7. 1.649 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 7 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.511 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 7 km deep · 10 km away
  9. 1.810 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2692 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  10. 1.58 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 2691 days ago · 13 km deep · 15 km away
  11. 1.521 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2690 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away
  12. 1.513 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2689 days ago · 9 km deep · 9 km away
  13. 1.540 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  14. 1.523 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
  15. 1.641 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 12 km deep · 35 km away
  16. 2.122 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  17. 1.632 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 1 km deep · 32 km away
  18. 1.836 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 3 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 2.58 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 3 km deep · 15 km away · felt by 1
  20. 1.917 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2687 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  21. 2.019 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2687 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  22. 1.522 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2687 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  23. 2.116 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2686 days ago · 13 km deep · 6 km away
  24. 1.649 km WSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2685 days ago · 13 km deep · 60 km away
  25. 1.721 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 2684 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 2.19 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2684 days ago · 10 km deep · 13 km away
  27. 2.3Nevada · 2684 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  28. 1.514 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2683 days ago · 3 km deep · 9 km away
  29. 1.535 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2681 days ago · 14 km deep · 33 km away
  30. 1.82 km ENE of Alamo, Nevada · 2680 days ago · 9 km deep · 21 km away
  31. 3.018 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  32. 2.813 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 2 km deep · 10 km away
  33. 2.619 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 6 km deep · 2 km away
  34. 2.320 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  35. 2.621 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.620 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.518 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  38. 3.521 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 2 km deep · 3 km away · felt by 1
  39. 2.318 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2678 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  40. 1.714 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2678 days ago · 12 km deep · 7 km away
  41. 1.724 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2677 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  42. 2.021 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2676 days ago · 4 km deep · 1 km away
  43. 2.318 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2676 days ago · 5 km deep · 4 km away
  44. 2.216 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2676 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  45. 1.721 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2675 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  46. 2.023 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2675 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  47. 1.524 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2675 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
  48. 2.013 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2675 days ago · 0 km deep · 10 km away
  49. 1.724 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2674 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  50. 2.121 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2674 days ago · 6 km deep · 1 km away
  51. 1.522 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 2672 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  52. 1.517 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2670 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  53. 2.220 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2670 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  54. 1.916 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2670 days ago · 7 km deep · 5 km away
  55. 1.610 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 2668 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  56. 1.522 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2668 days ago · 14 km deep · 1 km away
  57. 2.010 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2668 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  58. 2.025 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2667 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  59. 2.738 km NNW of Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada · 2665 days ago · 8 km deep · 78 km away · felt by 1
  60. 2.332 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2656 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away

The first 60 of 82.

Before

  1. 1.819 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 7 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.712 km E of Alamo, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  3. 1.521 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2695 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  4. 1.722 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2695 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  5. 1.820 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2695 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 2.527 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2695 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  7. 1.817 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2695 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away
  8. 2.117 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2695 days ago · 11 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.87 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2695 days ago · 6 km deep · 14 km away
  10. 2.123 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2695 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  11. 1.522 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 3 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.720 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  13. 1.723 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.522 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 1 km deep · 0 km away
  15. 2.323 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  16. 1.79 km WSW of Hiko, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 16 km deep · 49 km away
  17. 1.921 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  18. 2.021 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  19. 1.611 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  20. 1.923 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00685101. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 4:51 PM UTC.