M1.5 earthquake 24 km WNW of Rachel, Nevada

Magnitude

1.5 (ML, local (Richter)), micro

Magnitude from

Nevada Seismological Laboratory

Local time

Sun, Dec 1, 2019, 4:04 PM PST

UTC

2019-12-02 00:04:30 UTC

Depth

6.0 km (3.7 mi), shallow

Epicenter

37.703° N, 116.017° W

Region

Nevada

Tsunami flag

No

Status

Reviewed by a seismologist

Magnitude uncertainty

±0.39

Station coverage gap

129°

Stations used

26

• Alamo, NevadaPopulation 1,080. Forecast84 kmWNW
• Pahrump, NevadaPopulation 36,441. Forecast166 kmN
• North Las Vegas, NevadaPopulation 234,807. Forecast185 kmNNW
• Los Angeles, CaliforniaPopulation 3,820,914. Forecast453 kmNNE

After

1. 1.722 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaFri, Dec 13, 2:13 AM PST · 2488 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
2. 2.031 km SSW of Alamo, NevadaTue, Dec 17, 10:02 PM PST · 2483 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
3. 1.523 km ENE of Hiko, NevadaThu, Dec 19, 9:23 AM PST · 2482 days ago · 3 km deep · 92 km away
4. 1.637 km NE of Tonopah, NevadaFri, Dec 20, 2:17 AM PST · 2481 days ago · 2 km deep · 99 km away
5. 2.012 km SSW of Rachel, NevadaSat, Dec 21, 8:28 PM PST · 2479 days ago · 9 km deep · 25 km away
6. 1.748 km E of Beatty, NevadaSat, Dec 21, 11:40 PM PST · 2479 days ago · 4 km deep · 85 km away
7. 1.948 km E of Beatty, NevadaSat, Dec 21, 11:57 PM PST · 2479 days ago · 1 km deep · 86 km away
8. 2.514 km S of Rachel, NevadaSun, Dec 22, 9:22 AM PST · 2479 days ago · 1 km deep · 30 km away
9. 1.629 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaSun, Dec 22, 11:23 PM PST · 2478 days ago · 0 km deep · 5 km away
10. 1.515 km SW of Alamo, NevadaMon, Dec 23, 12:48 PM PST · 2478 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
11. 1.917 km SE of Alamo, NevadaThu, Jan 2, 11:34 PM PST · 2467 days ago · 2 km deep · 100 km away
12. 2.230 km SW of Hiko, NevadaWed, Jan 8, 10:42 PM PST · 2461 days ago · 12 km deep · 54 km away
13. 1.576 km N of Rachel, NevadaSun, Jan 12, 9:03 AM PST · 2458 days ago · 6 km deep · 73 km away
14. 1.779 km N of Rachel, NevadaMon, Jan 13, 9:28 AM PST · 2457 days ago · 1 km deep · 74 km away
15. 2.830 km SW of Hiko, NevadaTue, Jan 14, 2:43 AM PST · 2456 days ago · 0 km deep · 54 km away
16. 1.523 km NNE of Hiko, NevadaWed, Jan 22, 4:15 PM PST · 2447 days ago · 0 km deep · 83 km away
17. 1.739 km ENE of Beatty, NevadaThu, Jan 23, 2:31 AM PST · 2447 days ago · 9 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.476 km NNW of Rachel, NevadaThu, Jan 23, 10:35 PM PST · 2446 days ago · 0 km deep · 66 km away
19. 1.749 km WSW of Alamo, NevadaFri, Jan 24, 7:33 PM PST · 2445 days ago · 0 km deep · 70 km away
20. 1.577 km N of Rachel, NevadaSat, Jan 25, 2:44 AM PST · 2445 days ago · 7 km deep · 73 km away
21. 2.831 km SW of Hiko, NevadaSat, Jan 25, 9:33 AM PST · 2445 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
22. 1.530 km SE of Rachel, NevadaSat, Jan 25, 2:04 PM PST · 2444 days ago · 12 km deep · 53 km away
23. 2.730 km SE of Rachel, NevadaSun, Jan 26, 12:49 PM PST · 2444 days ago · 14 km deep · 53 km away · felt by 1
24. 1.624 km NNE of Hiko, NevadaSun, Jan 26, 2:47 PM PST · 2443 days ago · 8 km deep · 81 km away
25. 2.128 km SE of Rachel, NevadaSun, Jan 26, 6:33 PM PST · 2443 days ago · 17 km deep · 52 km away
26. 2.328 km WNW of Alamo, NevadaMon, Jan 27, 12:08 PM PST · 2443 days ago · 0 km deep · 56 km away
27. 2.131 km SE of Rachel, NevadaMon, Jan 27, 1:53 PM PST · 2443 days ago · 3 km deep · 54 km away
28. 2.030 km SE of Rachel, NevadaMon, Jan 27, 1:59 PM PST · 2443 days ago · 11 km deep · 53 km away
29. 1.827 km NNE of Hiko, NevadaWed, Jan 29, 9:31 PM PST · 2440 days ago · 0 km deep · 78 km away
30. 1.729 km SE of Rachel, NevadaThu, Jan 30, 9:23 AM PST · 2440 days ago · 0 km deep · 52 km away

Before

1. 1.921 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaSun, Dec 1, 10:19 AM PST · 2500 days ago · 6 km deep · 3 km away
2. 1.822 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaSun, Dec 1, 9:55 AM PST · 2500 days ago · 12 km deep · 3 km away
3. 1.524 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaSun, Dec 1, 9:47 AM PST · 2500 days ago · 0 km deep · 1 km away
4. 1.623 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaSun, Dec 1, 9:47 AM PST · 2500 days ago · 12 km deep · 2 km away
5. 2.626 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaThu, Nov 28, 9:47 PM PST · 2502 days ago · 4 km deep · 3 km away
6. 1.567 km N of Rachel, NevadaThu, Nov 28, 12:40 PM PST · 2503 days ago · 13 km deep · 65 km away
7. 2.224 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaWed, Nov 27, 12:12 PM PST · 2504 days ago · 9 km deep · 3 km away
8. 1.624 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaWed, Nov 27, 9:31 AM PST · 2504 days ago · 8 km deep · 1 km away
9. 2.821 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaWed, Nov 27, 9:26 AM PST · 2504 days ago · 14 km deep · 3 km away
10. 1.624 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Nov 26, 4:18 PM PST · 2504 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
11. 1.624 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Nov 26, 2:54 PM PST · 2504 days ago · 0 km deep · 0 km away
12. 2.123 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Nov 26, 2:49 PM PST · 2504 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
13. 2.826 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Nov 26, 2:36 PM PST · 2504 days ago · 8 km deep · 3 km away
14. 3.123 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Nov 26, 2:20 PM PST · 2504 days ago · 10 km deep · 2 km away
15. 1.828 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaTue, Nov 26, 2:07 PM PST · 2504 days ago · 0 km deep · 4 km away
16. 1.868 km ENE of Tonopah, NevadaTue, Nov 26, 11:05 AM PST · 2505 days ago · 2 km deep · 72 km away
17. 1.579 km N of Rachel, NevadaMon, Nov 25, 12:01 AM PST · 2506 days ago · 7 km deep · 75 km away
18. 2.325 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaSat, Nov 23, 3:18 AM PST · 2508 days ago · 13 km deep · 4 km away
19. 1.823 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaFri, Nov 22, 11:34 PM PST · 2508 days ago · 1 km deep · 2 km away
20. 1.625 km WNW of Rachel, NevadaFri, Nov 22, 11:18 PM PST · 2508 days ago · 13 km deep · 2 km away

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event nn00712110. Read Mon, Oct 5, 2026, 9:34 AM UTC.