Nevada earthquakes

M1.7 earthquake 67 km NW of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 1.7 earthquake struck 67 km NW of Rachel, Nevada on Sun, Aug 4, 2019, 9:01 AM PDT (16:01 UTC), 11 km (7 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M2.8 79 km N of Rachel, Nevada. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
1.7 (ML, local (Richter)), micro
Magnitude from
Nevada Seismological Laboratory
Local time
UTC
2019-08-04 16:01:32 UTC
Depth
11.2 km (7.0 mi), shallow
Epicenter
38.111° N, 116.233° 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
±0.32
Station coverage gap
169°
Stations used
18

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 23 in the 60 days after this one and 12 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.973 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2606 days ago · 4 km deep · 45 km away
  2. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2602 days ago · 8 km deep · 45 km away
  3. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2596 days ago · 11 km deep · 45 km away
  4. 1.960 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2592 days ago · 9 km deep · 48 km away
  5. 1.775 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2591 days ago · 1 km deep · 46 km away
  6. 1.883 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2590 days ago · 14 km deep · 48 km away
  7. 1.670 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2584 days ago · 51 km deep · 73 km away
  8. 1.972 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2581 days ago · 11 km deep · 47 km away
  9. 2.555 km ESE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2581 days ago · 2 km deep · 37 km away
  10. 2.076 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2578 days ago · 11 km deep · 42 km away
  11. 2.069 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2577 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 1.677 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2576 days ago · 2 km deep · 45 km away
  13. 2.175 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2575 days ago · 2 km deep · 44 km away
  14. 1.554 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2575 days ago · 2 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 2.175 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2572 days ago · 1 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 1.778 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2571 days ago · 8 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 2.879 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2568 days ago · 6 km deep · 46 km away
  18. 1.780 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2568 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  19. 2.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2567 days ago · 0 km deep · 45 km away
  20. 1.679 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2567 days ago · 10 km deep · 49 km away
  21. 1.678 km WSW of Preston, Nevada · 2567 days ago · 0 km deep · 62 km away
  22. 1.881 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2565 days ago · 4 km deep · 46 km away
  23. 2.080 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2564 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away

Before

  1. 1.659 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2622 days ago · 0 km deep · 49 km away
  2. 1.977 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2625 days ago · 7 km deep · 46 km away
  3. 3.174 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2626 days ago · 12 km deep · 42 km away
  4. 1.979 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2627 days ago · 1 km deep · 44 km away
  5. 2.373 km NNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2627 days ago · 2 km deep · 35 km away
  6. 2.178 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2629 days ago · 7 km deep · 45 km away
  7. 2.280 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2629 days ago · 8 km deep · 49 km away
  8. 1.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2629 days ago · 8 km deep · 48 km away
  9. 1.958 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2630 days ago · 7 km deep · 49 km away
  10. 1.677 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2630 days ago · 4 km deep · 44 km away
  11. 2.479 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2630 days ago · 5 km deep · 46 km away
  12. 1.676 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2639 days ago · 8 km deep · 44 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00698748. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:54 PM UTC.