Nevada earthquakes

M2.3 earthquake 25 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck 25 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada on Sat, Nov 23, 2019, 3:18 AM PST (11:18 UTC), 13 km (8 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M3.1 23 km WNW of Rachel, 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
2019-11-23 11:18:59 UTC
Depth
12.7 km (7.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
37.742° N, 116.011° 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
±0.79
Station coverage gap
94°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 32 in the 60 days after this one and 35 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 1.579 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2505 days ago · 7 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 1.868 km ENE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2504 days ago · 2 km deep · 69 km away
  3. 1.828 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2503 days ago · 0 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 3.123 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2503 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  5. 2.826 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2503 days ago · 8 km deep · 2 km away
  6. 2.123 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2503 days ago · 10 km deep · 4 km away
  7. 1.624 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2503 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.624 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2503 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  9. 2.821 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2503 days ago · 14 km deep · 5 km away
  10. 1.624 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2503 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
  11. 2.224 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2503 days ago · 9 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 1.567 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2502 days ago · 13 km deep · 61 km away
  13. 2.626 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2501 days ago · 4 km deep · 2 km away
  14. 1.623 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2499 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  15. 1.524 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2499 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
  16. 1.822 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2499 days ago · 12 km deep · 5 km away
  17. 1.921 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2499 days ago · 6 km deep · 6 km away
  18. 1.524 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2498 days ago · 6 km deep · 4 km away
  19. 1.722 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2487 days ago · 9 km deep · 4 km away
  20. 2.031 km SSW of Alamo, Nevada · 2482 days ago · 11 km deep · 97 km away
  21. 1.523 km ENE of Hiko, Nevada · 2481 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
  22. 1.637 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2480 days ago · 2 km deep · 97 km away
  23. 2.012 km SSW of Rachel, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 9 km deep · 28 km away
  24. 1.748 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 4 km deep · 89 km away
  25. 1.948 km E of Beatty, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 1 km deep · 90 km away
  26. 2.514 km S of Rachel, Nevada · 2478 days ago · 1 km deep · 33 km away
  27. 1.629 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2477 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  28. 1.515 km SW of Alamo, Nevada · 2477 days ago · 0 km deep · 85 km away
  29. 2.230 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2460 days ago · 12 km deep · 56 km away
  30. 1.576 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2457 days ago · 6 km deep · 69 km away
  31. 1.779 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2456 days ago · 1 km deep · 70 km away
  32. 2.830 km SW of Hiko, Nevada · 2455 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away

Before

  1. 1.823 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2507 days ago · 1 km deep · 3 km away
  2. 1.625 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2507 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away
  3. 2.223 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2507 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  4. 2.025 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2507 days ago · 10 km deep · 3 km away
  5. 1.923 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2507 days ago · 12 km deep · 4 km away
  6. 1.524 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2507 days ago · 11 km deep · 3 km away
  7. 1.528 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2507 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
  8. 1.621 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2508 days ago · 19 km deep · 4 km away
  9. 1.670 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2508 days ago · 14 km deep · 63 km away
  10. 1.828 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2508 days ago · 5 km deep · 2 km away
  11. 2.623 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2509 days ago · 15 km deep · 4 km away
  12. 1.621 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada · 2509 days ago · 15 km deep · 5 km away
  13. 2.227 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2510 days ago · 12 km deep · 77 km away
  14. 2.020 km E of Hiko, Nevada · 2512 days ago · 4 km deep · 92 km away
  15. 1.769 km NE of Tonopah, Nevada · 2513 days ago · 13 km deep · 92 km away
  16. 1.834 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2515 days ago · 7 km deep · 89 km away
  17. 2.033 km NE of Hiko, Nevada · 2515 days ago · 5 km deep · 89 km away
  18. 1.781 km N of Rachel, Nevada · 2518 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
  19. 1.529 km NNE of Hiko, Nevada · 2519 days ago · 0 km deep · 77 km away
  20. 1.529 km S of Alamo, Nevada · 2520 days ago · 0 km deep · 100 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00711484. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:59 AM UTC.