Nevada earthquakes

M1.9 earthquake 80 km N of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.9 earthquake struck 80 km N of Rachel, Nevada on Wed, Jan 9, 2019, 7:43 PM PST (03:43 UTC), 0 km (0 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.8 82 km N of Rachel, 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
2019-01-10 03:43:32 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.367° N, 115.815° W
Region
Nevada
Felt reports
2
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

2 people 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
±0.26
Station coverage gap
176°
Stations used
13

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 42 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.679 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2825 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 1
  2. 1.776 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2824 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  3. 1.582 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2820 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.681 km SW of Lund, Nevada · 2820 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  5. 1.978 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2820 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2820 days ago · 1 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.675 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2819 days ago · 13 km deep · 10 km away
  8. 1.794 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 1.784 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2816 days ago · 7 km deep · 25 km away
  10. 2.0104 km SE of Kingston, Nevada · 2813 days ago · 2 km deep · 40 km away
  11. 3.882 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2809 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  12. 2.078 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2809 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  13. 2.574 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2809 days ago · 9 km deep · 37 km away · felt by 1
  14. 2.377 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2809 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2808 days ago · 1 km deep · 5 km away · felt by 2
  16. 1.777 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2807 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  17. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2806 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  18. 1.877 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2805 days ago · 4 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 2.679 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2803 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  20. 1.844 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2799 days ago · 2 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  21. 1.844 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2798 days ago · 12 km deep · 63 km away · felt by 1
  22. 2.38 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2794 days ago · 8 km deep · 73 km away
  23. 1.776 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 2 km deep · 4 km away
  24. 1.678 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2793 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  25. 1.777 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2785 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  26. 2.531 km E of Tonopah, Nevada · 2784 days ago · 15 km deep · 98 km away
  27. 1.577 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2784 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  28. 2.051 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2782 days ago · 1 km deep · 84 km away
  29. 3.053 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2782 days ago · 0 km deep · 81 km away · felt by 4
  30. 1.750 km WNW of Preston, Nevada · 2781 days ago · 4 km deep · 80 km away
  31. 3.079 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 5 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  32. 1.775 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 8 km deep · 5 km away
  33. 2.780 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 7 km deep · 1 km away
  34. 2.581 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 9 km deep · 1 km away · felt by 2
  35. 1.780 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 3 km deep · 1 km away
  36. 1.578 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2779 days ago · 7 km deep · 2 km away
  37. 1.575 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2777 days ago · 11 km deep · 7 km away
  38. 1.552 km W of Rachel, Nevada · 2774 days ago · 7 km deep · 95 km away
  39. 1.749 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2773 days ago · 0 km deep · 84 km away
  40. 2.050 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2773 days ago · 1 km deep · 83 km away
  41. 2.752 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2773 days ago · 2 km deep · 83 km away
  42. 2.853 km SSE of Eureka, Nevada · 2773 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away

Before

  1. 1.678 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 3.182 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2826 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away · felt by 4
  3. 2.280 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2827 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  4. 1.551 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2833 days ago · 9 km deep · 88 km away
  5. 1.629 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2842 days ago · 0 km deep · 57 km away
  6. 1.861 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2844 days ago · 0 km deep · 22 km away
  7. 1.581 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2846 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  8. 2.079 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2847 days ago · 8 km deep · 16 km away
  9. 1.681 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2850 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
  10. 1.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2851 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 1.680 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2851 days ago · 0 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 2.376 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2851 days ago · 3 km deep · 4 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00673909. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 5:24 AM UTC.