Nevada earthquakes

M1.8 earthquake 55 km N of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.8 earthquake struck 55 km N of Rachel, Nevada on Sat, Apr 13, 2019, 5:42 AM PDT (12:42 UTC), 5 km (3 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
1.8 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-04-13 12:42:29 UTC
Depth
4.6 km (2.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.141° N, 115.748° W
Region
Nevada
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Magnitude uncertainty
±0.32
Station coverage gap
177°
Stations used
19

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 in the 60 days after this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.680 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2728 days ago · 2 km deep · 26 km away
  2. 1.668 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2727 days ago · 0 km deep · 80 km away
  3. 1.979 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2726 days ago · 9 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 1.891 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2726 days ago · 4 km deep · 69 km away
  5. 2.381 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2714 days ago · 0 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.774 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2712 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  7. 1.985 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2711 days ago · 16 km deep · 61 km away
  8. 1.79 km WSW of Hiko, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 16 km deep · 73 km away
  9. 2.483 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 10 km deep · 78 km away
  10. 1.791 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2696 days ago · 0 km deep · 73 km away
  11. 1.810 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2692 days ago · 0 km deep · 76 km away
  12. 2.081 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2691 days ago · 8 km deep · 80 km away
  13. 4.263 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2689 days ago · 15 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 7
  14. 1.553 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2687 days ago · 0 km deep · 86 km away
  15. 1.533 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2678 days ago · 19 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 2.046 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2676 days ago · 11 km deep · 37 km away
  17. 1.573 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2676 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  18. 1.522 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 2672 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away

Before

  1. 1.648 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2729 days ago · 9 km deep · 90 km away
  2. 2.178 km ESE of Kingston, Nevada · 2730 days ago · 9 km deep · 91 km away
  3. 2.669 km SW of Preston, Nevada · 2730 days ago · 5 km deep · 44 km away
  4. 1.796 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
  5. 1.983 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 13 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 2.089 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 3 km deep · 59 km away
  7. 2.188 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  8. 1.574 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 20 km away
  9. 2.176 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 6 km deep · 21 km away
  10. 2.776 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 11 km deep · 22 km away
  11. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 3 km deep · 22 km away
  12. 2.094 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2735 days ago · 0 km deep · 67 km away
  13. 1.775 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2735 days ago · 1 km deep · 21 km away
  14. 1.779 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2735 days ago · 0 km deep · 29 km away
  15. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2735 days ago · 19 km deep · 24 km away
  16. 3.281 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2735 days ago · 6 km deep · 27 km away · felt by 3
  17. 1.976 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2735 days ago · 0 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 1.7Nevada · 2745 days ago · 5 km deep · 79 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00682191. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 1:44 AM UTC.