Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 76 km WSW of Preston, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 76 km WSW of Preston, Nevada on Sat, Apr 6, 2019, 10:29 AM PDT (17:29 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M4.2 63 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-04-06 17:29:32 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.673° N, 115.885° 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
±0.39
Station coverage gap
135°
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: 36 in the 60 days after this one and 5 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 3.281 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2736 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  2. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2736 days ago · 19 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 1.779 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2736 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.775 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2735 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  5. 2.094 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2735 days ago · 0 km deep · 20 km away
  6. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2734 days ago · 3 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 2.776 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2734 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  8. 2.176 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 6 km deep · 39 km away
  9. 1.574 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 41 km away
  10. 2.188 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2732 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 2.089 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 3 km deep · 13 km away
  12. 1.983 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 13 km deep · 28 km away
  13. 1.796 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 0 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 2.669 km SW of Preston, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 5 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.178 km ESE of Kingston, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 9 km deep · 40 km away
  16. 1.648 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2729 days ago · 9 km deep · 87 km away
  17. 1.855 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2729 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.680 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2728 days ago · 2 km deep · 34 km away
  19. 1.668 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2727 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  20. 1.979 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2727 days ago · 9 km deep · 29 km away
  21. 1.891 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2726 days ago · 4 km deep · 19 km away
  22. 2.381 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 0 km deep · 39 km away
  23. 1.774 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  24. 1.985 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 16 km deep · 9 km away
  25. 1.622 km WNW of Ruth, Nevada · 2705 days ago · 8 km deep · 96 km away
  26. 1.665 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2698 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  27. 2.483 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2697 days ago · 10 km deep · 25 km away
  28. 1.791 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 0 km deep · 24 km away
  29. 2.081 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2692 days ago · 8 km deep · 25 km away
  30. 4.263 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2689 days ago · 15 km deep · 72 km away · felt by 7
  31. 1.941 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada · 2689 days ago · 1 km deep · 88 km away
  32. 1.751 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 2689 days ago · 0 km deep · 99 km away
  33. 1.553 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  34. 1.7Nevada · 2685 days ago · 0 km deep · 90 km away
  35. 2.046 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2677 days ago · 11 km deep · 82 km away
  36. 1.573 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2676 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away

Before

  1. 1.7Nevada · 2745 days ago · 5 km deep · 64 km away
  2. 1.946 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2759 days ago · 2 km deep · 73 km away · felt by 1
  3. 1.815 km N of Preston, Nevada · 2764 days ago · 10 km deep · 83 km away · felt by 1
  4. 1.821 km N of Preston, Nevada · 2765 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  5. 1.720 km N of Preston, Nevada · 2765 days ago · 10 km deep · 85 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00681683. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 2:02 PM UTC.