Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 81 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 81 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada on Sat, Apr 27, 2019, 8:14 AM PDT (15:14 UTC), 0 km (0 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
2.3 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-04-27 15:14:51 UTC
Depth
0.0 km (0.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.342° N, 116.046° 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
±0.22
Station coverage gap
73°
Stations used
15

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 22 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.774 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2715 days ago · 3 km deep · 20 km away
  2. 1.985 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2714 days ago · 16 km deep · 35 km away
  3. 1.665 km NNE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2700 days ago · 0 km deep · 89 km away
  4. 2.483 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2699 days ago · 10 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.791 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2699 days ago · 0 km deep · 42 km away
  6. 2.081 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2694 days ago · 8 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.263 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2692 days ago · 15 km deep · 52 km away · felt by 7
  8. 1.941 km SSE of Kingston, Nevada · 2691 days ago · 1 km deep · 93 km away
  9. 1.751 km S of Kingston, Nevada · 2691 days ago · 0 km deep · 97 km away
  10. 1.553 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2690 days ago · 0 km deep · 58 km away
  11. 1.7Nevada · 2687 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  12. 1.533 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2681 days ago · 19 km deep · 65 km away
  13. 2.046 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  14. 1.573 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2679 days ago · 0 km deep · 19 km away
  15. 1.522 km N of Hiko, Nevada · 2676 days ago · 0 km deep · 93 km away
  16. 1.548 km NW of Rachel, Nevada · 2668 days ago · 0 km deep · 50 km away
  17. 2.755 km SW of Eureka, Nevada · 2667 days ago · 0 km deep · 95 km away
  18. 1.561 km N of Tonopah, Nevada · 2663 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away
  19. 2.476 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2662 days ago · 11 km deep · 19 km away
  20. 2.176 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2660 days ago · 12 km deep · 20 km away

Before

  1. 1.891 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2729 days ago · 4 km deep · 39 km away
  2. 1.979 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2730 days ago · 9 km deep · 53 km away
  3. 1.668 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2730 days ago · 0 km deep · 48 km away
  4. 1.680 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2731 days ago · 2 km deep · 22 km away
  5. 1.855 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2732 days ago · 5 km deep · 34 km away
  6. 1.648 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2732 days ago · 9 km deep · 62 km away
  7. 2.178 km ESE of Kingston, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 9 km deep · 59 km away
  8. 2.669 km SW of Preston, Nevada · 2733 days ago · 5 km deep · 37 km away
  9. 1.796 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2734 days ago · 0 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 1.983 km SSW of Eureka, Nevada · 2734 days ago · 13 km deep · 50 km away
  11. 2.089 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2734 days ago · 3 km deep · 32 km away
  12. 2.188 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2734 days ago · 0 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 1.574 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2736 days ago · 5 km deep · 24 km away
  14. 2.176 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2736 days ago · 6 km deep · 23 km away
  15. 2.776 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2736 days ago · 11 km deep · 20 km away
  16. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2736 days ago · 3 km deep · 26 km away
  17. 2.094 km S of Eureka, Nevada · 2738 days ago · 0 km deep · 37 km away
  18. 1.775 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2738 days ago · 1 km deep · 20 km away
  19. 1.779 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2738 days ago · 0 km deep · 6 km away
  20. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2738 days ago · 19 km deep · 23 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00683375. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 4:25 AM UTC.