Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 8 km ENE of Panaca, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 8 km ENE of Panaca, Nevada on Wed, Oct 30, 2019, 11:32 AM PDT (18:32 UTC), 8 km (5 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 33 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-10-30 18:32:17 UTC
Depth
7.5 km (4.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.805° N, 114.300° 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
±0.41
Station coverage gap
76°
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: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.542 km NNE of Moapa Town, Nevada · 2528 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  2. 1.615 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2524 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  3. 1.511 km NW of Beaverdam, Nevada · 2523 days ago · 4 km deep · 23 km away
  4. 2.78 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2521 days ago · 12 km deep · 96 km away · felt by 2
  5. 2.29 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2520 days ago · 12 km deep · 97 km away
  6. 1.725 km NE of Newcastle, Utah · 2520 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  7. 1.529 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2517 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  8. 2.033 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2513 days ago · 5 km deep · 62 km away
  9. 1.834 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2513 days ago · 7 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 2.020 km E of Hiko, Nevada · 2510 days ago · 4 km deep · 67 km away
  11. 2.227 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2508 days ago · 12 km deep · 74 km away
  12. 2.5Utah · 2495 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  13. 1.97 km E of Panaca, Nevada · 2486 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
  14. 1.59 km ESE of Pine Valley, Utah · 2481 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  15. 1.523 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 2479 days ago · 3 km deep · 61 km away
  16. 2.035 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 4 km deep · 54 km away
  17. 1.5Nevada · 2477 days ago · 14 km deep · 56 km away
  18. 1.833 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2477 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
  19. 1.835 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2477 days ago · 8 km deep · 54 km away
  20. 1.5Nevada · 2477 days ago · 6 km deep · 52 km away
  21. 2.933 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2477 days ago · 4 km deep · 51 km away
  22. 2.635 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2476 days ago · 7 km deep · 54 km away
  23. 1.938 km SSE of Caliente, Nevada · 2476 days ago · 2 km deep · 55 km away

Before

  1. 1.617 km WNW of Enoch, Utah · 2541 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  2. 1.647 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2547 days ago · 8 km deep · 76 km away
  3. 1.931 km ESE of Alamo, Nevada · 2558 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00708959. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.