M1.9 earthquake 61 km W of Preston, Nevada
A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 61 km W of Preston, Nevada on Fri, Dec 27, 2019, 7:13 PM PST (03:13 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M2.4 76 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 1.9 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
- Magnitude from
- Nevada Seismological Laboratory
- Local time
- UTC
- 2019-12-28 03:13:48 UTC
- Depth
- 10.4 km (6.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 38.912° N, 115.766° 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
- 89°
- 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: 7 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 2.056 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2455 days ago · 0 km deep · 32 km away
- 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2454 days ago · 6 km deep · 64 km away
- 1.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2453 days ago · 1 km deep · 62 km away
- 2.476 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2443 days ago · 0 km deep · 72 km away
- 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2442 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
- 2.388 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2433 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
- 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2415 days ago · 7 km deep · 64 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00714118. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:18 AM UTC.