Nevada earthquakes

M1.6 earthquake 70 km WSW of Preston, Nevada

A magnitude 1.6 earthquake struck 70 km WSW of Preston, Nevada on Sat, Sep 7, 2019, 10:06 AM PDT (17:06 UTC), 51 km (32 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.9 80 km N of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.6 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-09-07 17:06:11 UTC
Depth
50.8 km (31.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.682° N, 115.816° 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
±0.10
Station coverage gap
302°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
7

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 52 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.972 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2579 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  2. 2.351 km WNW of Pioche, Nevada · 2577 days ago · 1 km deep · 98 km away
  3. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2576 days ago · 11 km deep · 39 km away
  4. 2.069 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2575 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  5. 1.677 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2574 days ago · 2 km deep · 38 km away
  6. 2.175 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2573 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  7. 1.554 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2572 days ago · 2 km deep · 86 km away
  8. 2.175 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2569 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2568 days ago · 8 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.879 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2566 days ago · 6 km deep · 36 km away
  11. 1.780 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2566 days ago · 0 km deep · 35 km away
  12. 2.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2565 days ago · 0 km deep · 36 km away
  13. 1.679 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2565 days ago · 10 km deep · 36 km away
  14. 1.641 km SE of Eureka, Nevada · 2565 days ago · 0 km deep · 64 km away
  15. 1.678 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2564 days ago · 0 km deep · 11 km away
  16. 1.881 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2563 days ago · 4 km deep · 34 km away
  17. 2.080 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2562 days ago · 7 km deep · 35 km away
  18. 2.980 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2555 days ago · 6 km deep · 35 km away
  19. 1.662 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2553 days ago · 14 km deep · 79 km away
  20. 2.477 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2551 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  21. 2.746 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2550 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  22. 2.360 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2550 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away
  23. 1.945 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 2 km deep · 82 km away
  24. 2.050 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 3 km deep · 78 km away
  25. 2.045 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 0 km deep · 82 km away
  26. 1.660 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  27. 1.711 km SSW of Ruth, Nevada · 2549 days ago · 4 km deep · 88 km away
  28. 1.671 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2548 days ago · 0 km deep · 74 km away
  29. 1.979 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2547 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away
  30. 2.055 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2546 days ago · 5 km deep · 67 km away
  31. 1.777 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2545 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  32. 2.260 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2545 days ago · 7 km deep · 81 km away
  33. 1.568 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2545 days ago · 5 km deep · 72 km away
  34. 1.9Nevada · 2543 days ago · 6 km deep · 37 km away
  35. 1.961 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2541 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  36. 1.872 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2541 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  37. 1.568 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2539 days ago · 0 km deep · 46 km away
  38. 2.058 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2535 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
  39. 1.978 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2534 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  40. 1.684 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 2534 days ago · 8 km deep · 29 km away
  41. 2.848 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2533 days ago · 4 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 1.980 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2532 days ago · 2 km deep · 36 km away
  43. 1.662 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2532 days ago · 0 km deep · 79 km away
  44. 1.877 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2531 days ago · 1 km deep · 38 km away
  45. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2530 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  46. 1.879 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2530 days ago · 5 km deep · 36 km away
  47. 1.579 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2529 days ago · 1 km deep · 36 km away
  48. 1.739 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 2526 days ago · 0 km deep · 43 km away
  49. 1.956 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2524 days ago · 10 km deep · 61 km away
  50. 1.977 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2523 days ago · 3 km deep · 38 km away
  51. 1.532 km WSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2523 days ago · 0 km deep · 88 km away
  52. 1.579 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2522 days ago · 3 km deep · 36 km away

Before

  1. 1.883 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2588 days ago · 14 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 1.775 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2589 days ago · 1 km deep · 40 km away
  3. 1.960 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2590 days ago · 9 km deep · 81 km away
  4. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2594 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  5. 2.123 km SW of Ruth, Nevada · 2596 days ago · 9 km deep · 74 km away
  6. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2600 days ago · 8 km deep · 39 km away
  7. 1.973 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2603 days ago · 4 km deep · 42 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00702825. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:18 PM UTC.