Nevada earthquakes

M1.5 earthquake Nevada

A magnitude 1.5 earthquake struck in Nevada on Fri, Dec 20, 2019, 5:13 PM PST (01:13 UTC), 14 km (9 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.7 7 km E of Panaca, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-12-21 01:13:40 UTC
Depth
14.0 km (8.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.306° N, 114.371° 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
±0.37
Station coverage gap
105°
Stations used
8

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 34 in the 60 days after this one and 6 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.833 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2477 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  2. 1.835 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2477 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 1.5Nevada · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  4. 2.933 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2476 days ago · 4 km deep · 5 km away
  5. 2.635 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2476 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 1.938 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2476 days ago · 2 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 1.515 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 2474 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  8. 1.917 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2464 days ago · 2 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 1.634 km WNW of Veyo, Utah · 2462 days ago · 6 km deep · 30 km away
  10. 1.518 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2461 days ago · 3 km deep · 86 km away
  11. 2.413 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 2444 days ago · 10 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 2.011 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 2444 days ago · 9 km deep · 100 km away
  13. 1.523 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2444 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  14. 2.112 km WNW of Kanarraville, Utah · 2444 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  15. 1.710 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  16. 1.624 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 8 km deep · 85 km away
  17. 1.825 km SSW of Caliente, Nevada · 2440 days ago · 3 km deep · 30 km away
  18. 2.328 km WNW of Alamo, Nevada · 2439 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.827 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2437 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  20. 3.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 3 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 14
  21. 3.67 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away · felt by 9
  22. 3.17 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 7 km deep · 55 km away
  23. 2.56 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 5 km deep · 53 km away
  24. 2.325 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  25. 2.78 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2432 days ago · 6 km deep · 55 km away
  26. 2.27 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  27. 1.77 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2432 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  28. 1.544 km SE of Alamo, Nevada · 2431 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  29. 2.825 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2429 days ago · 10 km deep · 89 km away
  30. 1.726 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2427 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  31. 2.236 km N of Moapa Town, Nevada · 2425 days ago · 1 km deep · 37 km away
  32. 1.98 km WSW of New Harmony, Utah · 2424 days ago · 0 km deep · 87 km away
  33. 2.516 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2420 days ago · 9 km deep · 85 km away
  34. 1.518 km WSW of Enterprise, Utah · 2419 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away

Before

  1. 2.035 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2477 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.523 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 3 km deep · 65 km away
  3. 2.221 km SSE of Saint George, Utah · 2480 days ago · 12 km deep · 88 km away
  4. 2.031 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2480 days ago · 11 km deep · 84 km away
  5. 1.59 km ESE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2481 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  6. 1.97 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2486 days ago · 8 km deep · 55 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00713541. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:05 AM UTC.