Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in Nevada on Sun, Sep 8, 2019, 9:19 AM PDT (16:19 UTC), 3 km (2 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 36 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.2 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-09-08 16:19:26 UTC
Depth
3.3 km (2.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.261° N, 114.778° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
81°
Stations used
40

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 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.937 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2580 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.941 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2579 days ago · 12 km deep · 17 km away
  3. 1.523 km E of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2578 days ago · 1 km deep · 99 km away
  4. 1.623 km E of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2578 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  5. 2.351 km WNW of Pioche, Nevada · 2576 days ago · 1 km deep · 92 km away
  6. 1.748 km WNW of Pioche, Nevada · 2576 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  7. 2.836 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2575 days ago · 0 km deep · 13 km away
  8. 2.137 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2575 days ago · 8 km deep · 11 km away
  9. 1.530 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2573 days ago · 9 km deep · 15 km away
  10. 1.516 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2571 days ago · 12 km deep · 21 km away
  11. 1.931 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2558 days ago · 0 km deep · 7 km away
  12. 1.647 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2547 days ago · 8 km deep · 12 km away
  13. 1.94 km N of Beaver Dam, Arizona · 2541 days ago · -1 km deep · 84 km away
  14. 1.618 km NNE of Indian Springs, Nevada · 2530 days ago · 5 km deep · 96 km away
  15. 2.38 km ENE of Panaca, Nevada · 2528 days ago · 8 km deep · 74 km away
  16. 1.542 km NNE of Moapa Town, Nevada · 2528 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  17. 1.511 km NW of Beaverdam, Nevada · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.718 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2592 days ago · 8 km deep · 22 km away
  2. 1.611 km WNW of Veyo, Utah · 2607 days ago · 2 km deep · 87 km away
  3. 1.55 km SSE of Alamo, Nevada · 2609 days ago · 16 km deep · 33 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00702980. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC.