Nevada earthquakes

M2.1 earthquake 88 km WSW of Preston, Nevada

A magnitude 2.1 earthquake struck 88 km WSW of Preston, Nevada on Wed, Apr 10, 2019, 7:16 PM PDT (02:16 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
2.1 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-04-11 02:16:45 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.638° N, 116.021° 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
162°
Stations used
5

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 2.089 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  2. 1.983 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 13 km deep · 21 km away
  3. 1.796 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 0 km deep · 15 km away
  4. 2.669 km SW of Preston, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 5 km deep · 31 km away
  5. 2.178 km ESE of Kingston, Nevada · 2730 days ago · 9 km deep · 33 km away
  6. 1.648 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2729 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  7. 1.855 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2729 days ago · 5 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.680 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2728 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  9. 1.668 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2727 days ago · 0 km deep · 55 km away
  10. 1.979 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2727 days ago · 9 km deep · 23 km away
  11. 1.891 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2726 days ago · 4 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 2.381 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.774 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2713 days ago · 3 km deep · 40 km away
  14. 1.985 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 16 km deep · 3 km away
  15. 1.665 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2698 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  16. 2.483 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 10 km deep · 18 km away
  17. 1.791 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 0 km deep · 14 km away
  18. 2.081 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2692 days ago · 8 km deep · 19 km away
  19. 4.263 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2689 days ago · 15 km deep · 60 km away · felt by 7
  20. 1.941 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada · 2689 days ago · 1 km deep · 78 km away
  21. 1.751 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  22. 1.553 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2688 days ago · 0 km deep · 69 km away
  23. 1.7Nevada · 2685 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
  24. 1.533 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 19 km deep · 98 km away
  25. 2.046 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2677 days ago · 11 km deep · 76 km away
  26. 1.573 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2676 days ago · 0 km deep · 41 km away

Before

  1. 1.574 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 42 km away
  2. 2.176 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 6 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 2.776 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 11 km deep · 38 km away
  4. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 3 km deep · 41 km away
  5. 2.094 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2735 days ago · 0 km deep · 9 km away
  6. 1.775 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2735 days ago · 1 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.779 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2736 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  8. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2736 days ago · 19 km deep · 38 km away
  9. 3.281 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2736 days ago · 6 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 3
  10. 1.976 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2736 days ago · 0 km deep · 12 km away
  11. 1.7Nevada · 2745 days ago · 5 km deep · 52 km away
  12. 1.946 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2759 days ago · 2 km deep · 71 km away · felt by 1

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00682007. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 9:53 AM UTC.