M3.2 earthquake 81 km N of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 3.2 earthquake struck 81 km N of Rachel, Nevada on Sat, Apr 6, 2019, 10:59 AM PDT (17:59 UTC), 6 km (4 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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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.

Mag.	Scale	Computed by	Notes
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	Nevada Seismological Laboratory	Preferred · Reviewed · ±0.38 · 23 stations
3.2	ML, local (Richter)	USGS National Earthquake Information Center	Reviewed · ±0.38 · 23 stations

3 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

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

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 33 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00681685 (also filed as us2000kbeg). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 12:06 PM UTC.