Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 15 km N of Preston, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 15 km N of Preston, Nevada on Fri, Mar 8, 2019, 7:37 PM PST (03:37 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.6 69 km SW of Preston, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-03-09 03:37:51 UTC
Depth
10.2 km (6.3 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.055° N, 115.066° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
1
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

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How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.00
Station coverage gap
93°
Stations used
6

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.976 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2736 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  2. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 3 km deep · 100 km away
  3. 2.188 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  4. 2.089 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 3 km deep · 95 km away
  5. 2.669 km SW of Preston, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 5 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 1.680 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2728 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
  7. 1.979 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2727 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away
  8. 1.891 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2726 days ago · 4 km deep · 98 km away
  9. 1.985 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 16 km deep · 92 km away
  10. 1.622 km WNW of Ruth, Nevada · 2705 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 1.821 km N of Preston, Nevada · 2765 days ago · 9 km deep · 6 km away
  2. 1.720 km N of Preston, Nevada · 2765 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 2.31 km WSW of Ely, Nevada · 2768 days ago · 2 km deep · 25 km away
  4. 2.96 km S of Ruth, Nevada · 2768 days ago · 2 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 9
  5. 2.853 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 2.752 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 2 km deep · 52 km away
  7. 2.050 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 1 km deep · 53 km away
  8. 1.749 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2770 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
  9. 1.780 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 3 km deep · 99 km away
  10. 2.581 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 9 km deep · 99 km away · felt by 2
  11. 2.780 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2776 days ago · 7 km deep · 99 km away
  12. 1.750 km WNW of Preston, Nevada · 2778 days ago · 4 km deep · 47 km away
  13. 3.053 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 0 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 4
  14. 2.051 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 1 km deep · 51 km away
  15. 2.139 km NW of Ruth, Nevada · 2787 days ago · 6 km deep · 56 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00679771. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.