Nevada earthquakes

M2.2 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 2.2 earthquake struck in Nevada on Tue, Nov 19, 2019, 9:31 PM PST (05:31 UTC), 6 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 41 km SW of Valmy, 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
2019-11-20 05:31:51 UTC
Depth
5.9 km (3.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.778° N, 117.255° 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
±0.07
Station coverage gap
149°
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.940 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2504 days ago · 4 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.818 km S of Battle Mountain, Nevada · 2503 days ago · 5 km deep · 83 km away
  3. 2.539 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2503 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  4. 1.555 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2495 days ago · 4 km deep · 40 km away
  5. 2.555 km WNW of Austin, Nevada · 2495 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  6. 1.945 km E of Austin, Nevada · 2485 days ago · 14 km deep · 66 km away
  7. 2.841 km SW of Valmy, Nevada · 2483 days ago · 6 km deep · 91 km away

Before

  1. 2.042 km SE of Imlay, Nevada · 2509 days ago · 6 km deep · 82 km away
  2. 2.140 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2511 days ago · 5 km deep · 6 km away
  3. 1.944 km NNW of Austin, Nevada · 2512 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  4. 1.647 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2520 days ago · 10 km deep · 91 km away
  5. 1.752 km NW of Eureka, Nevada · 2520 days ago · 7 km deep · 70 km away
  6. 1.532 km WSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2523 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  7. 1.558 km SE of Lovelock, Nevada · 2533 days ago · 0 km deep · 68 km away
  8. 2.848 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2534 days ago · 4 km deep · 91 km away

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00711127. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:33 PM UTC.