Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 84 km WSW of Preston, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 84 km WSW of Preston, Nevada on Sat, Jan 19, 2019, 1:04 AM PST (09:04 UTC), 7 km (4 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 82 km N of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-01-19 09:04:48 UTC
Depth
7.0 km (4.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.574° N, 115.928° 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
±0.00
Station coverage gap
127°
Stations used
4

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 37 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.0104 km SE of Kingston, Nevada · 2809 days ago · 2 km deep · 23 km away
  2. 3.882 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2806 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.078 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2806 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  4. 2.574 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2805 days ago · 9 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 1
  5. 2.377 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2805 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  6. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2804 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away · felt by 2
  7. 1.777 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2804 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2803 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 1.877 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2802 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  10. 1.648 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2801 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  11. 2.679 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2800 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  12. 1.844 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2795 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  13. 1.844 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2795 days ago · 12 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.38 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2791 days ago · 8 km deep · 97 km away
  15. 1.776 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2790 days ago · 2 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 1.678 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2789 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  17. 1.777 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2781 days ago · 0 km deep · 28 km away
  18. 2.531 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 2781 days ago · 15 km deep · 99 km away
  19. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2781 days ago · 4 km deep · 28 km away
  20. 2.051 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 1 km deep · 64 km away
  21. 3.053 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away · felt by 4
  22. 1.750 km WNW of Preston, Nevada · 2778 days ago · 4 km deep · 61 km away
  23. 3.079 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 5 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 2
  24. 1.775 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 8 km deep · 30 km away
  25. 2.780 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 7 km deep · 26 km away
  26. 2.581 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  27. 1.780 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 3 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.578 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 7 km deep · 27 km away
  29. 1.575 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2774 days ago · 11 km deep · 31 km away
  30. 1.749 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 0 km deep · 63 km away
  31. 2.050 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 1 km deep · 63 km away
  32. 2.752 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away
  33. 2.853 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 0 km deep · 61 km away
  34. 1.720 km N of Preston, Nevada · 2765 days ago · 10 km deep · 95 km away
  35. 1.821 km N of Preston, Nevada · 2765 days ago · 9 km deep · 92 km away
  36. 1.815 km N of Preston, Nevada · 2764 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away · felt by 1
  37. 1.946 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2759 days ago · 2 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 1.794 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2813 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  2. 1.675 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2815 days ago · 13 km deep · 33 km away
  3. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 1 km deep · 29 km away
  4. 1.978 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  5. 1.681 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 11 km deep · 23 km away
  6. 1.582 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2817 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  7. 1.776 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2821 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  8. 1.679 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2821 days ago · 4 km deep · 26 km away · felt by 1
  9. 1.980 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2822 days ago · 0 km deep · 25 km away · felt by 2
  10. 1.678 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2822 days ago · 4 km deep · 27 km away
  11. 3.182 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2823 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.280 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2823 days ago · 5 km deep · 25 km away
  13. 1.551 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2829 days ago · 9 km deep · 95 km away
  14. 1.629 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2839 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  15. 1.861 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2840 days ago · 0 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00675001. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:47 AM UTC.